Hasib Hussain

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Hasib Hussain
Born
Hasib Mir Hussain

(1986-09-16)16 September 1986
Died7 July 2005(2005-07-07) (aged 18)

Hasib Mir Hussain (Urdu: حسیب میر حسین; 16 September 1986 – 7 July 2005)[1] was one of four Al Qaeda[2] suicide bombers who exploded bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[3]

Hussain exploded a bomb on the No. 30 bus that exploded in Tavistock Square, killing 13 of the 52 people killed in the suicide bombings, and himself.[3] Investigators found his body and personal effects on the bus.[1] At the age of 18, he was the youngest of the group of four. The other men were Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay, and Mohammad Sidique Khan.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stokes, Paul (13 July 2005). "The teenager". Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. "July 7 Bombers Tied To Al Qaeda". CBS News. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "7/7 bombings: Profiles of the four bombers who killed 52 people in the London attacks". The Independent. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2021.