London 21 July suspect claims device was 'flour bomb'
{{date|August 4, 2005}}
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[[w:Hussain Osman|Hussain Osman]], the suspect for the July 21 incident at Shepherds Bush who the UK authorities wish to extradite from Italy, claims that the device in his rucksack was merely a bag of flour with a detonator in it. 

Osman escaped from Britain via the [[w:Channel Tunnel|Channel Tunnel]] and was arrested last week in Rome. He told his Italian lawyer that he was only staging a demonstration and had no intention of killing anyone.

Osman's claim contrasts starkly with [[w:Ian Blair|Sir Ian Blair]]'s statement shortly after the bombings.  At that time Commissioner Blair said:

: ''"Clearly the intention must have been to kill. You don't do this with any other intention."''

Osman is reported to have said:

: ''"I am against war... I've marched in peace rallies and nobody listened to me. I never thought of killing people."'' 

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1720487,00.html
|title=Rucksack device was flour bomb, suspect says
|author=Richard Owen in Rome and Sean O’Neill
|pub=The Times Online
|date=August 4, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/31/london.tube/index.html
|title=Bombs 'meant to draw attention to anger over war in Iraq'
|author=
|pub=CNN.com
|date=August 1, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4705933.stm
|title=Urgent hunt for London attackers
|author=
|pub=BBC news online
|date=July 22, 2005}}

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Hussain Osman, the suspect for the July 21 incident at Shepherds Bush who the UK authorities wish to extradite from Italy, claims that the device in his rucksack was merely a bag of flour with a detonator in it. 

Osman escaped from Britain via the Channel Tunnel and was arrested last week in Rome. He told his Italian lawyer that he was only staging a demonstration and had no intention of killing anyone.

Osman's claim contrasts starkly with Sir Ian Blair's statement shortly after the bombings.  At that time Commissioner Blair said:

: "Clearly the intention must have been to kill. You don't do this with any other intention."

Osman is reported to have said:

: "I am against war... I've marched in peace rallies and nobody listened to me. I never thought of killing people."
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