Massive hunt for London bombers ~~ name of a Moroccan man, Mohamed Guerbouzi appears in blogs

BBC ^ | Friday, 8 July, 2005, 04:55 GMT 05:55 UK | staff

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Massive hunt for London bombers

Many were left in a state of shock

A massive intelligence investigation is under way to find those responsible for the bomb attacks in London which killed at least 37 and left 700 injured.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday's attacks bore all the hallmarks of the al-Qaeda network.

The Queen and Prince Charles will visit casualties in hospital while Tony Blair prepares for the G8 summit's last day.

Transport operators hope to run a near normal service on the Tube on most lines on Friday.

But the Circle and Hammersmith and City lines will remain closed.

Vigilance plea

King's Cross station was due to re-open for suburban rail services only.

Buses are expected operate normally, except around the immediate areas where the explosions took place.

Transport officials have urged passengers to remain vigilant and keep hold of their baggage at all times.

Home Secretary Charles Clarke is urging people to go about their business as normally as possible on Friday.

Anyone worried about relatives or friends they have not heard from is advised to contact a special police hotline on 0870 156 6344.

Scotland Yard have confirmed seven people died in the Liverpool Street explosion, while 21 lost their lives at the King's Cross blast and another seven were killed at Edgware Road.

Two people died in the explosion on a double decker bus at Upper Woburn Place.

It is thought the death toll could rise on Friday. Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he had information that 52 people had died.

I saw three bodies on the track - I couldn't look, it was so horrific Scott Wenbourne Commuters to face London travel

One eyewitness - Scott Wenbourne - was on the train travelling in to Aldgate station when there was an explosion in the carriage in front of him.

He told of how he and other passengers were led to the station after the blast.

Describing the sight before him, Mr Wenbourne said: "As we walked up past the carriage we saw debris and torn metal. I noticed the carriage was completely ripped apart on one side.

"I saw three bodies on the track. I couldn't look, it was so horrific. I think one was moving but I'm not too sure."

BBC correspondent Frank Gardner said dozens of secret service staff at MI5 headquarters are working flat out to find out who was responsible for the four blasts which terrorised London in the space of 56 minutes.

'Soft' targets

Closely co-ordinated attacks aimed at "soft" civilian targets without warning pointed towards a group linked to, or at least inspired, by al-Qaeda, he added.

Whitehall sources say every resource is being used, but it may take some days before a picture emerges of who was to blame.

Police said they were examining a claim on the website of a previously unknown group, the Secret Organisation Group of al-Qaeda of Jihad Organisation in Europe, saying it was behind the blast.

The statement said the attacks were revenge for the "massacres" Britain was committing in Iraq and Afghanistan and that the country was now "burning with fear and panic".

It warned Denmark and Italy they faced similar attacks if they did not withdraw their troops from the Middle East.

			Passengers evacuate an underground train at Kings Cross (Photo: Alexander Chadwick)

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick said officers were looking into this claim, but that they were keeping an open mind.

He also stressed officials had not received any warning of the blasts.

Anti-terrorism officers are also examining whether or not the attacks were the work of suicide bombers. Mr Paddick said it was too soon to say definitively either way.

Foreign Office officials says the attacks were similar to those on the Spanish capital, Madrid, last year.

Mr Straw said the spate of attacks on the public transport system bore "all the hallmarks of an Qaeda-based organisation".

But he stressed that assessments were still being made.

The prime minister, who left the G8 summit to meet police and security officials in London after the attacks, is due to get back to business with other world leaders later.

Two people died in the bus blast

All statements on the key issues being discussed, including steps to tackle climate change, were postponed until Friday, although negotiations continued.

The leaders did however pause to condemn what they called "an attack on civilised peoples everywhere".

Meanwhile the home secretary urged people to try to continue their lives as normally as possible.

Mr Clarke said: "The aim of the terrorists to try and stop us leading our lives as we best can and I think our responsibility is to try and get on and live our lives as we can."

No intelligence had been received of any further attacks being threatened, he added.

But the Metropolitan Police advised people to consider whether they needed to come to work.

	Blasts occurred: Between Aldgate East and Liverpool Street tube stations Between Russell Square and King's Cross tube stations At Edgware Road tube station On bus at Tavistock Square

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THE 7/7 ATTACKS: WHO DID IT? PT. II
By Michelle Malkin · July 07, 2005 10:51 PM

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The Brits are on a manhunt. Via the Wall Street Journal:

British police have asked their European counterparts for information on a Moroccan man, Mohamed Guerbouzi, in relation to the terrorist attacks in London yesterday, a Brussels-based European police official said. Mr. Guerbouzi has been under investigation in Britain in connection with two previous attacks, a 2003 suicide bombing in Morocco and last year's attack in Madrid. He has been living in Britain for about a decade, the police official said.

It was unclear yesterday, however, whether Mr. Guerbouzi was in British police custody, and whether he was suspected of direct involvement in yesterday's attacks or was a potential witness. A British police spokesman said he wasn't aware of any arrests in connection with yesterday's bombings.

U.S. officials said they had gathered significant intelligence in recent months that senior al Qaeda operatives were seeking to target rail systems in Europe and the U.S., but the information wasn't specific enough to warn of an actual attack.

A senior U.S. intelligence official said Washington was receiving evidence from London yesterday that cellphones and timing devices were used. He also said that he learned that British officials had gathered a number of suspicious items around the bombing sites, including one that they detonated through a "controlled explosion."

[Brad’s Gramma]

BTTT.....thanks for all of the great info you've put out there for us.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Here's another great article.

[zarf]

Screw this. Let's get back to the roadmap for Middle East peace!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Blogs are going overtime on this.....here is another one:

Waiting for Disaster....the Belmont Club

[injin]

if they catch these guys , they should be fed to sharks

[Empireoftheatom48]

They allow that POS to live in Britain! Are they crazy?

[carumba]

...al-Qaeda of Jihad Organisation in Europe, saying it was behind the blast. The statement said the attacks were revenge for the "massacres" Britain was committing in Iraq and Afghanistan and that the country was now "burning with fear and panic".

Looks like they are addicted to attention and will do or say anything to get a fix.

[spyone]

My goodness. When they know the names of some of the perpetrators hours after the attack...it means, they knew they where dangerous, but hesitated to act. Somebody put Churchill's speech in the amplifier...get with it shitheads...the western world is at war...BEST WE RECOGNIZE IT.

[endthematrix]

"if they catch these guys , they should be fed to sharks"

No, fed to the Londoners. They'll take care of 'em!

[nopardons]

bttt

[Mo1]

Mr. Guerbouzi has been under investigation in Britain in connection with two previous attacks, a 2003 suicide bombing in Morocco and last year's attack in Madrid. He has been living in Britain for about a decade, the police official said.

Is there a reason why he wasn't put in jail?

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/004457.html
July 07, 2005
"London Calling...
Let's add two more names to the list:
Amer Azizi and Mohamed Guerbouzi"

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050706/lf_nm/security_spain_fugitives_dc_1
"Two fugitives loom large in Spain's al Qaeda fight"
By Daniel Trotta Tue Jul 5,10:39 PM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MADRID (Reuters) - One is a self-proclaimed al Qaeda trainer who openly advocates attacking the United States with weapons of mass destruction.
The other remains in the shadows, charged in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and -- if a Spanish prosecutor's suspicions are well grounded -- quietly planning the next major strike on the West.
Mustafa Setmariam and Amer Azizi have both played a starring role in the trial of 24 suspected al Qaeda members that began in April and is expected to conclude this month.
Neither is present in court at Europe's biggest trial of suspected Islamists, but they are the men prosecutors keep asking witnesses about."

http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/07/wall_street_jou.html
July 07, 2005
"Wall Street Journal: British Seek Moroccan Man in London Attack Investigation"
ARTICLE BRIEF: "The Wall Street Journal reports that the British are seeking a Moroccan man, Mohamed Guerbouzi, in connection with the attacks. Text: "A Brussels-based European police official said British police have asked their European counterparts for information on a Moroccan man, Mohamed Guerbouzi, in relation to the attacks in London. Mr. Guerbouzi has been under investigation in Britain in connection with two previous attacks, a 2003 suicide bombing in Morocco and last year's attack on commuter trains in Spain. Mr. Guerbouzi held a senior position in the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group, or GICM, investigators say. He has been living in Britain for about a decade, the police official said on condition of anonymity. It is unclear if he is in British police custody. Also unclear if he is suspect of direct involvement in Thursday's attacks or if he is a witness. The European police official said Britain wants help in investigating Mr. Guerbouzi, for example, in learning more about his activities in other countries." This is consistent with the comments by our Contributing Experts and others that North African-based terrorists, with ties to Al Zarqawi and Al Qaeda, would be among the most logical suspects, based on their leading role in the 3-11-04 Madrid traim bombings.
Posted by Andrew Cochran at 05:20 PM | Permalink"

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003225.html
November 29, 2004
"WANTED: Mustafa Setmariam Nasar"

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/002442.html
August 03, 2004
"Iran Linked To Madrid Bombings"

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/002595.html
August 27, 2004
"Rome Newspaper Profiles Alleged Head of Al Qaida in Europe
Rome Il Messaggero via FBIS"

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003223.html
November 29, 2004
"Report Links 9/11 Attacks, Madrid Bombings
MADRID, Spain"

[Pro-Bush]

A senior U.S. intelligence official said Washington was receiving evidence from London yesterday that cellphones and timing devices were used.

I have heard reports that suggest that cell phones were not used since cell phones don't work so well in "the tube". I hope the surveillance camera's figure out how this happened.

[truth_seeker]

Pick an entirely muslim outpost of say 100,000 residents.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria seem appropriate.

With no warning, nuke it to rubble.

Announce that in the future, for each non-muslim murdered by terrorists, 100,000 muslims will be targeted.

They understand death and arabic numerals.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Britain has a problem.....See this at the Belmont club and the link at post #5 above from there also:

A Blessing and a Curse

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Thank you Cindy!

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Update.....

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Update!

[TheBlueMax]

"One is a self-proclaimed al Qaeda trainer who openly advocates attacking the United States with weapons of mass destruction."

After the battle of Fredericksburg, when he was asked by another soldier what they should do to avenge their town, General Stonewall Jackson said, "Kill them. Kill them all."

That is what needs to be done in this war against Islamoterrorists and their supporters.