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In 2005, police searched the premises and confiscated for forensic investigation items such as computer hard drives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/16/july7.uksecurity8|title=London bomb net widens|first1=Duncan|last1=Campbell|first2=Richard|last2=Norton-Taylor|date=15 July 2005|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016 |
In 2005, police searched the premises and confiscated for forensic investigation items such as computer hard drives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/16/july7.uksecurity8|title=London bomb net widens|first1=Duncan|last1=Campbell|first2=Richard|last2=Norton-Taylor|date=15 July 2005|publisher=[[theguardian.com]]|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> Both [[Shehzad Tanweer]], 22, and [[Hasib Hussain]], 19, who have since been proven to be [[suicide bombing|suicide bombers]], frequented the Hyap, according to police, as did [[Naveed Fiaz]], another man with connections{{which?}} to the suspects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/15/july7.uksecurity6|title='Father figure' inspired young bombers|first1=Sandra|last1=Laville|first2=Audrey|last2=Gillan|first3=Dilpazier|last3=Aslam|date=14 July 2005|publisher=[[theguardian.com]]|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> Fiaz has been arrested and is being questioned, but it is not known what his role was; his brother, [[Ejaz Fiaz]], was initially thought to have been one of the four bombers, but has disappeared.{{cn}} The Leeds teacher [[Mohammed Sadique Khan]], 30, also identified by police as a suicide bomber, acted as a mentor to youths at the centre. |
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The centre is directly across the street from a mosque, which is said to have asked Khan and others to stop having political activities there, including community meetings opposed to UK policy in [[Iraq]], which they then moved to the centre.{{cn}} |
The centre is directly across the street from a mosque, which is said to have asked Khan and others to stop having political activities there, including community meetings opposed to UK policy in [[Iraq]], which they then moved to the centre.{{cn}} |
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The Hyap's status permitted it to apply for grants from the UK government for various program monies totalling more than [[British pound|£]]1 million.{{cn}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1494048/Bomb-experts-search-youth-centre-where-terrorists-hatched-their-plot.html|title=Bomb experts search youth centre where terrorists hatched their plot|first=By Jonathan Petre, Nick Britten and Paul|last=Stokes|publisher=|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> Among the programs funded this way was the [[Iqra bookshop]], which sold Islamic materials, including religious tracts and political videos and DVDs, claimed to be anti-West propaganda.{{cn}} The Leeds suspects are believed to have watched some of the DVDs with graphic footage of civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the West Bank.{{cn}} |
The Hyap's status permitted it to apply for grants from the UK government for various program monies totalling more than [[British pound|£]]1 million.{{cn}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1494048/Bomb-experts-search-youth-centre-where-terrorists-hatched-their-plot.html|title=Bomb experts search youth centre where terrorists hatched their plot|first=By Jonathan Petre, Nick Britten and Paul|last=Stokes|publisher=[[telegraph.co.uk]]|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> Among the programs funded this way was the [[Iqra bookshop]], which sold Islamic materials, including religious tracts and political videos and DVDs, claimed to be anti-West propaganda.{{cn}} The Leeds suspects are believed to have watched some of the DVDs with graphic footage of civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the West Bank.{{cn}} |
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The home of at least one worker at Iqra has been searched for possible connections to the bombings.<ref name="auto"/> |
The home of at least one worker at Iqra has been searched for possible connections to the bombings.<ref name="auto"/> |
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Revision as of 05:11, 28 September 2016
The Hamara Youth Access Point (Hyap) is a drop-in centre for teens in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, operated by the Hamara Healthy Living Centre, an Islamic charity partly funded by the UK government. The drop-in centre was frequented by several of the suspects in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and is believed to have been where some were recruited into the terrorist cell.
2005 controversy
In 2005, police searched the premises and confiscated for forensic investigation items such as computer hard drives.[1] Both Shehzad Tanweer, 22, and Hasib Hussain, 19, who have since been proven to be suicide bombers, frequented the Hyap, according to police, as did Naveed Fiaz, another man with connections[which?] to the suspects.[2] Fiaz has been arrested and is being questioned, but it is not known what his role was; his brother, Ejaz Fiaz, was initially thought to have been one of the four bombers, but has disappeared.[citation needed] The Leeds teacher Mohammed Sadique Khan, 30, also identified by police as a suicide bomber, acted as a mentor to youths at the centre.
The centre is directly across the street from a mosque, which is said to have asked Khan and others to stop having political activities there, including community meetings opposed to UK policy in Iraq, which they then moved to the centre.[citation needed]
The Hyap's status permitted it to apply for grants from the UK government for various program monies totalling more than £1 million.[citation needed][3] Among the programs funded this way was the Iqra bookshop, which sold Islamic materials, including religious tracts and political videos and DVDs, claimed to be anti-West propaganda.[citation needed] The Leeds suspects are believed to have watched some of the DVDs with graphic footage of civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the West Bank.[citation needed]
The home of at least one worker at Iqra has been searched for possible connections to the bombings.[3]
References
- ^ Campbell, Duncan; Norton-Taylor, Richard (15 July 2005). "London bomb net widens". theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Laville, Sandra; Gillan, Audrey; Aslam, Dilpazier (14 July 2005). "'Father figure' inspired young bombers". theguardian.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ a b Stokes, By Jonathan Petre, Nick Britten and Paul. "Bomb experts search youth centre where terrorists hatched their plot". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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- Jenkins, Russell (16 July 2005). "Killers may have been recruited at youth centre". London: The Times.
- Armstrong, Jeremy (19 July 2005). "Propaganda shop -- funded by lottery cash". The Mirror.