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Mystery of "fifth" suspect solved

Hasan Suroor

LONDON: The mystery of a fifth man, suspected to be linked to last week's failed bombings in London, has been solved after the police identified him as among the three arrested in Friday's dramatic raids in west London.

He was named as Wahbi Mohammed (23), brother of Rimzi Mohammed who was also arrested in Friday's raids and is wanted in connection with the attempt to cause an explosion at the Oval tube station.

While four are suspected to have been directly linked to the July 21 incidents, the exact role that Wahbi Mohammed may have played is not known.

Police suspect that he had something to do with a rucksack containing explosives found dumped near Wormwood Scrubs, west London, not far from the properties raided on Friday. Although police believe that all the key suspects they were looking for in connection with the abortive attacks are now in custody, investigators said the manhunt was not over, and the threat of more attacks remained.

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