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Failed London bomber arrested in Birmingham By Mark Sellman, Times Online, and Daniel McGrory, Richard Ford and Stewart Tendler Anti-terrorist officers believe that a man arrested in Birmingham today is one of the would-be suicide bombers who attacked the London transport network last week. As police investigations into last week's bungled bombings spread across the country, another man was detained under anti-terror legislation at Luton airport as he was about to catch a Ryanair flight to the southern French city of Nimes. It was not clear whether there was any connection with the London attacks. But the Birmingham arrest appeared...

Suspected bomber Yasin Hassan Omar has been arrested by police in Birmingham investigating the failed 21 July attacks in London. Omar, 24, suspected of the attack near Warren Street Tube station, was held in a dawn raid after being stunned with a Taser gun, the BBC has learnt. It is believed a rucksack he was carrying at the time was thrown out of a window by officers. He is now thought to be at London's Paddington Green police station. In other developments: * Police searched two properties in Enfield and Finchley, north London * Two people were held in Grantham,...

They came to Britain seeking sanctuary from famine and war in east Africa, receiving assistance, education and help from the state. But yesterday, Yasin Hassan Omar and Muktar Said Ibrahim were the subject of a massive police hunt ­ suspected suicide bombers who attempted to cause carnage in the country they had made their home. As police continued a fast-moving manhunt for the two men ­ along with two unknown accomplices ­ a contrasting picture of the pair emerged. Some friends said they were normal men who played football in the park every Sunday and, seemingly, both wanted to consider...

LONDON — British police Wednesday said they arrested one of the four alleged terrorists who botched an attack on London's transit system on July 21. Officers with Scotland Yard (search) staged an early morning raid in Birmingham, arresting Yasin Hassan Omar (search) and three other men. Officers zapped Omar with a taser gun to subdue him, Sky News reported. He was taken to the high-security facility at London's Paddington Green police station (search) for questioning.