Hasib Hussain
Hasib Mir Hussain (September 16, 1986 – July 7, 2005) was one of four terrorists who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
Hussain was the terrorist who detonated a bomb on the No. 30 bus that exploded in Tavistock Square, killing 13 of the 52 people killed in the suicide bombings, plus himself. Investigators found his remains and personal effects on the bus. Aged 18, he was the youngest of the group of four. The other men were Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay, and Mohammad Sidique Khan.
Biography
Hussain was born in Leeds General Infirmary and raised in Beeston, Leeds, England the youngest of four children raised by a factory chargehand, Mahmood, and his wife, Maniza, an interpreter for South Asian families at Leeds General Infirmary. At the time of the bombing, Hussain was staying with his brother Imran and sister-in-law Shazia, in 7 Colenso Mount, Holbeck, Beeston.
Hussain received his primary education at Ingram Road Primary School, Holbeck. In September 1998, he began his secondary education at South Leeds High School — formerly the Matthew Murray High School. Despite a good attendance record he was withdrawn by teachers from all his GCSE exams before leaving school on 20 July 2003. He held a GNVQ in business studies. He was a member of the Holbeck Hornets football team and the local cricket team. When he left Matthew Murray High School in 2003,he became religious and around that time,he made friends with Mohammed Sidique Khan And Shehzad Tanweer.
His parents had tried to discipline him but he turned to religion in the latter half of 2003. Hussain had become a devout Muslim after visiting Pakistan in 2003, started wearing traditional Muslim dress and growing a beard, and had made the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj. Around this time, he began associating with Shehzad Tanweer and Mohammad Sidique Khan, two other suspected bombers. The three frequented the Stratford Street mosque in Beeston, and were also intimately associated with the Hamara Youth Access Point, a drop-in centre for teens. Hussain was cautioned by police for shoplifting in 2004.
Hussain's parents contacted the Scotland Yard emergency helpline at about 10:20pm on 7 July to report that their son had been travelling to London with three friends and had not been heard from since.
London bombings
There were media reports that Hussain had travelled to Pakistan in February 2004, but these appear to be a case of mistaken identity. [1]
In mid-June 2005, Magdi Asdi el-Nashar, an Egyptian lecturer at the University of Leeds, rented a flat from Dr. Adnan Shakir, with Hussain playing the role of an overseas friend. Sources differ, but either Hussain's brother or the police examined Hussain's mobile phone, which had Dr. Shakir's number in its memory. Police raided the flat, finding kilos of explosives and other evidence of a bomb-making operation.
On the day of the attacks, Hussain is believed to have been intended by the other suspected bombers to have taken the Northern Line Train. However, the Northern Line was temporarily suspended on July 7 and so Hussain left the London Underground system. He was captured on CCTV in a Boots store on the concourse of King's Cross station after the other bombs had gone off, and mobile phone records indicated that he had tried to telephone them. About 50 minutes after the other bombs had detonated, Hussain appears to have boarded the number 30 bus, and shortly thereafter his bomb exploded: the remnants of his skull, driving licence and credit cards were found in the wreckage of the bus in Tavistock Square.
Hussain's remains were buried in a Muslim cemetery in Leeds on November 2 2005.
See also
- Shehzad Tanweer, Aldgate train
- Germaine Lindsay, Piccadilly Line train
- Mohammad Sidique Khan, Edgware Road train
- Terroists of Pakistani origin