· Man's father held for interview
· Fifth plotter could be on the loose
Duncan Campbell, Rosie Cowan, Ian Cobain and Audrey Gillan
Tuesday July 26, 2005
The Guardian
Two of the four men wanted in connection with last week's failed suicide bomb attempts in London were yesterday named by police as the hunt for them intensified across the capital last night.
The search, involving thousands of officers, continued as the prime minister expressed his personal sadness over the death of the young Brazilian shot in error by a police marksman last Friday.
Police would not last night identify the nationalities of the two wanted men or comment on speculation that they were from East Africa. They revealed that they now believed that a fifth would-be bomber may have been involved in the unsuccessful attacks.
Five people have been arrested as part of the inquiry although none are thought to be the would-be bombers.
In another day of fast-moving events, the head of the anti-terrorist branch, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, named the man whom police believe tried to set off an explosive device on the No 26 bus on Hackney Road, east London, last Thursday; the suspect is 27-year-old Muktar Said-Ibrahim, also known as Muktar Mohamed-Said.
Neighbours of Mr Mohamed-Said's family, in Stanmore, north-west London, said last night they believed the family were from Somalia. It is understood the family have lived in Britain for up to 10 years. Police were interviewing the man's father last night.
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