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Widow of July 7 bomber arrested

Last Modified: 09 May 2007
By: James Blake

Four people arrested over the July 7 attacks including the widow of the ring leader Mohammed Siddique Khan.

Nearly two years on from the July 7 bombings and the police are back in Beeston. There have been dawn raids at a number of addresses in Leeds. One man was arrested on Tempest Road - where one of the bombers used to live.

Four people have been arrested this morning, including the wife of the supposed ringleader - Mohammed Siddique Khan.

Hasina Patel was pregnant when her husband bombed a tube train near Edgeware Road. She is even thought to have reported her husband missing to police on that day. Now she has been arrested.

There have been raids and an arrest too in Birmingham. Forensic officers have been searching a student hall of residence - Victoria Hall - where may students of Birmingham University live. Officers removed a silver Peugeot car for tests.

Terror arrests

The arrests for suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism, follow the charging last month of three others in connection with the attacks which killed 52 people.
Hasina Patel, 29, and two men were arrested in West Yorkshire and officers are continuing to search 5 properties in Dewsbury, Beeston and Batley
Another man was arrested in Selly Oak, Birmingham, where police are searching one flat, there and another in Handsworth.

It is the biggest terrorist investigation ever in Britain. But for a year and a half after the July 7th bombings no one was arrested. Then last month - three men were charged in connection with the attacks. Two of them were about to board a flight to Pakistan.

At that time the head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch said more people were involved.

"I firmly believe that there are other people who have knowledge of what lay behind the attacks of July 2005. Knowledge that they have not shared with us. In fact, I not only believe it but I know it for a fact. "
- Peter Clarke, Head Anti-Terrorist Branch

Hasina Patel, and the other three arrested, are all being taken to the High Security Paddington Green Police station today where they'll be questioned.