Bomber’s widow condemns attacks

LONDON: The wife of King’s Cross bomber Germaine Lindsay has condemned the July 7 atrocities and spoke of her devastation at learning of her husband’s secret life. Samantha Lewthwaite, 22, said her world had fallen apart on discovering that the husband her family described as “kind, caring and calming” was in fact a suicide bomber. She also offered her condolences to her husband’s victims. Jamaica-born Muslim convert Lindsay, 19, blew himself up on a Piccadilly Line London Underground train between King’s Cross and Russell Square, killing at least 26 people.

His home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has been searched since Wednesday night by anti-terror police investigating the London bombings. In a short statement tonight, Lewthwaite said: “I totally condemn and am horrified by the atrocities which occurred in London on Thursday July 7. “I am the wife of Germaine Lindsay, and never predicted or imagined that he was involved in such horrific activities. He was a loving husband and father. “I am trying to come to terms with the recent events. My whole world has fallen apart, and my thoughts are with the families of the victims of this incomprehensible devastation.”

Family condemns attack

In a statement issued by Samantha’s father Andrew Lewthwaite, 49, her sister Sabrina, 28, her brother Allan, 25, and Allan’s wife Carly, 21, the family added their voices to Samantha’s condemnation of Lindsay’s crime. Offering their condolences to the victims of the London bombings, they said that they did not condone what happened on July 7. The statement read: “Germaine had a kind, caring and calming presence about him. “He was a good and loving husband and a brilliant father, who showed absolutely no sign of doing this atrocious crime.

“We as a family had no idea of his plans, and are as horrified as the rest of the world. “We are still in shock about the news we’ve been given, and are trying to understand why anyone, never mind Germaine, would do such a thing. “We plead to anyone who has information to help police with their investigations to stamp out these terrorists. “We would like to thank all those people who have shown us that they are true friends for all their support.” The family added that they wished to be left in peace “at this difficult time.”

First images of bombers together

Police have released the first picture of all four London bombers together in a bid to find out more about their final movements. They have also for the first time officially identified the third and fourth bombers. Mohammed Sidique Khan, 30, died in the explosion on a tube train at Edgware Road. Germaine Lindsay, 19, died in the explosion between King’s Cross and Russell Square. The CCTV still shows the rucksack wearing men at Luton station at approximately 7.20 am on the morning of the attacks. Meanwhile the bombed number 30 bus that exploded in Tavistock Square has been moved from the location by police. Enquiries continue both in the Leeds area and in Cairo, where detectives are questioning Magdy El-Nashar, a chemist who studied at Leeds University five years ago. The biochemist has denied any involvement in the attacks.