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Egypt confirms UK bomb arrest
15/07/2005 15:04 - (SA)
Cairo - The alleged bomb-maker in the July 7 London terrorist attacks has been arrested in Cairo, where he is being interrogated, Egyptian officials said on Friday.
They named the man as 33-year-old Magdy Nashar and said he had been arrested "several days ago".
British police said on Friday they were "aware" of an arrest in Egypt in connection with the investigation into last week's London bombings.
"We are aware of an arrest made in Cairo but are not prepared to discuss if we may or may not wish to interview (the person) in connection with this investigation," said a spokesperson for London's Metropolitan Police.
"This remains a fast-moving investigation with a number of lines of enquiry, some of which may have an international dimension."
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The US network ABC News reported the arrest earlier on Friday, saying Nashar is believed to be the bomb-maker behind the attacks on three Underground trains and a double-decker bus that killed at least 54 people and injured some 700.
Citing sources including the FBI, ABC said the detained man helped set up the attackers' bomb factory and left Britain two weeks before the blasts.
Previous reports in Britain said police were seeking a man with a similar name who had been studying for a doctorate in chemistry at Leeds University, in the same city where three of the suspected bombers lived.
A British grant-awarding group said on Friday it had given the man financial support to pursue research that had an industrial application.
- AFP
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