WORLD / Europe
UK terror suspect worked in aviation
(AP)
Updated: 2007-07-10 15:43
BANGALORE, India - Officials confirmed Tuesday that an Indian suspect in
the failed car bombings in Britain had worked as an aeronautical engineer
at a company contracted by the biggest names in aviation.
In this undated photo made available on Monday, July 9, 2007 by the
tabloid Bangalore Mirror in Bangalore, India, shows Indian engineer
Kafeel Ahmed. [AP]
Kafeel Ahmed, 27, is in a Scottish hospital with burns suffered after
allegedly crashing a Jeep Cherokee into the Glasgow airport a day after
police found two unexploded car bombs in central London.
Ahmed worked in Bangalore as an aeronautical engineer for Infotech
Enterprises, a large outsourcing firm, from December 2005 to August 2006,
said the company spokesman K.S. Susindar.
Infotech works with some of the biggest companies in aviation, including
Boeing and Airbus, among others - possibly giving Ahmed access to
sensitive design information from the companies.
Susindar declined to comment on whether Ahmed had access to design
secrets or what projects he worked on.
"He was a sincere employee and from what I can gather he gave no problems
whatsoever," said Susindar.
Sabeel Ahmed, 26, Kafeel's brother, is being held in Liverpool as a
suspect in the terror plot. Sabeel, who worked as a doctor, and Kafeel
are among eight people held in the case.
A third Indian, Mohammad Haneef, is being held in Australia for
questioning.
An Australian federal police agent has gone to India to continue the
investigation, said a spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police,
speaking on a condition of anonymity in line with agency policy.
She would not say where the officer went, but she said the officer would
be working with Indian officials.
The case emerged June 29, when two cars packed with gas cylinders and
nails were discovered in London's entertainment district. The next day,
the flaming Jeep smashed into security barriers at the main terminal at
Glasgow airport.
Only one of the eight people in custody as suspects has been charged:
Bilal Abdullah, an Iraqi doctor identified as a passenger in the Jeep
that Kafeel Ahmed is accused of driving.
An Indian newspaper, The Hindustan Times, said investigators in Bangalore
were looking for anything that might link the Ahmed brothers to terror
acts in India. It said there was evidence suggesting Abdullah had visited
Bangalore to meet with the two.
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