Mohammad Sidique Khan was respected by pupils and parents Posted on 07/14/2005 6:32:57 AM PDT by cooper72
Three young men from West Yorkshire were killed in last Thursday's bomb blasts in London. Initially they would have been treated as victims, now they are suspected perpetrators of the UK's first suicide bombing.
MOHAMMAD SIDIQUE KHAN, 30, FROM DEWSBURY
Mohammad Sidique Khan had lived in the Beeston area of Leeds until recently, when he moved to Lees Holm in Dewsbury.
Mohammad Sidique Khan Mohammad Sidique Khan was respected by pupils and parents
He is believed to have been married with a very young daughter, with newspapers naming his wife as teacher Hasina Khan.
The 30-year-old had been a teaching assistant at Hillside Primary School in Leeds since 2002.
Parents at the school told the BBC the teaching assistant had been highly regarded by both children and parents.
"He was a good man, quiet," said one parent, speaking outside the school.
"When I told my daughter she said 'no, he can't do something like that'. I had to go and buy the paper and show her."
Another parent, Sharon Stevens, told the Press Association how he had been a "big supporter" of pupils and parents.
"He was really understanding and he did work for the children and parents."
Neighbours told how he was not well-known in the Dewsbury Muslim community, but they believed he was a "very pleasant" person.
One neighbour said: "He didn't seem to be an extremist. He was not one to talk about religion. He was generally a very nice bloke."
Despite the tributes, it appears Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated enough explosives on a Circle Line train to kill seven people.
Documents belonging to him were found near Edgware Road blast.
HASIB MIR HUSSAIN, 18, FROM LEEDS
Teenager Hasib Hussain had been known as a tearaway during his early teens.
Hasib Hussain 
Hasib Hussain became devoutly religious after a trip to Pakistan Newspapers reported how he would start fights with fellow pupils at the Matthew Murray Secondary school in Leeds.
He left school in July 2003 without attaining a single GCSE.
Around this time, he was sent to Pakistan to visit relatives. He also went on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, grew a beard and began to wear robes.
Despite becoming devoutly religious, he was arrested for shoplifting during 2004.
Neighbours said the 18-year-old had lived all his life in Colonso Mount in the Holbeck area of Leeds. One neighbour described the family as "very nice people".
He said: "We all knew them but I wouldn't say I knew them well. They were just a very nice family."
Hasib Hussain had told his family he was going on a trip to London to visit friends.
But when he failed to return on Thursday, his parents reported him as missing to police.
It appears he had in fact boarded the No 30 bus in London on Thursday armed with enough explosives to rip the double-decker apart, killing 13.
His driving licence and cash cards were found in the mangled wreckage of the bus.
SHEHZAD TANWEER, 22, FROM LEEDS
Shehzad Tanweer, 22, was born in Bradford but lived most of his life in the Beeston area of Leeds - little over half a mile from his friend, Hasib Hussain.
He was a sports science graduate whose interests included cricket and ju-jitsu.
In 2004, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and cautioned.
Newspapers quoted friends who said Mr Tanweer was quiet and very religious but did not express an interest in politics.
The Daily Mail reported he had been to an Islamic study camp in Pakistan at the start of the year.
His father, of Pakistani origin, owns a fish and chip shop near their home on Colwyn Road.
His uncle, Bashir Ahmed, 65, said the family was "shattered" by the revelation that he appeared to have been involved.
"He was proud to be British," he said. "He had everything to live for. His parents were loving and supportive.
"He was a very kind and calm person. He was respected by everyone."
Neighbours described the graduate, who studied at Leeds Metropolitan University, as a "good Muslim". Others said he was a "nice lad" who could "get on with anyone".
One friend told the Press Association they played sport together only last week. "He's the type of guy who would condemn things like that," the friend said.
Yet it appears Shehzad Tanweer detonated a bomb on a Circle Line train between Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations which killed seven people, including himself, and injured over 100 more.
LINDSEY GERMAINE, FROM AYLESBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Police sources have said the fourth suicide bombing suspect was a Jamaican-born British resident named Lindsey Germaine.
He is understood to have been living at a house in Northern Road, Aylesbury that police raided on Wednesday night.
Little is known of his background and sources say confirmation of his identity may depend on DNA analysis.
He is thought to be responsible for the Russell Square Underground bomb, where 21 people have been confirmed dead. Hundreds more were injured.
Some of the remains of the dead are still to be recovered.
Yes, I'm sure they think he was.
The 30-year-old had been a teaching assistant at Hillside Primary School in Leeds since 2002.Ah, of course, the religion of peace combined with the occupation of peace.
"Bomb Suspects" = Terrorists
The thing about effective sleeper cells is, they always appear to be "normal." Everyone who saw them in the months leading up to 9/11 said the same thing about the 9/11 terrorists.
Ergo, they are fighting a religious war, not a political one.
I'm sure they think he still is.
Oh please!
Another "It's not their fault" touchy feely article.
Anyone even seen ONE article on the victims??
The LSM makes me sick.
They're just "children" and now we'll never really get to know them. /sarc
Agreed. The MSM was gleeful that the terrorists were all British citizens. Most people do not get the fact that this is a religious jihad, not a political war. There is no negotiation, no appeasement, no resolution other that our annihilation that will be acceptable to them.
The Beeb can't bring themselves to say the word.
Exactly! Anyone willing and able to commit suicide to further their ideological goals would by definition have to be extremely well disciplined. That means doing absolutely nothing to call attention to oneself prior to the deadly event. In fact, it means doing to opposite, pretending to be a nice guy who loves humanity.
Liberals, of course, don't understand this. They blame these terrorist attacks on the West. As if these terrorists are just mindless nut cases randomly lashing out against the "oppression" we've placed on them. Gee, if we'd only be more open and appeasement-oriented toward Muslims, maybe they'd love us and these occasional mental deviants wouldn't feel the need to lash out.
In fact, we aren't oppressing anyone. We've been overly generous to even allow the mass immigration of these people into our lands. These aren't mentally unstable people. They're consciously anti-Western ideologues who are stable enough to appear perfectly honorable....until the moment they hijack a plane and crash it into a building, or blow themselves and dozens of others to bits.
Liberals have no clue, as usual.
Hasib Hussain became devoutly religious after a trip to Pakistan Newspapers reported how he would start fights with fellow pupils at the Matthew Murray Secondary school in Leeds . . . He left school in July 2003 without attaining a single GCSE . . . Around this time, he was sent to Pakistan to visit relatives. He also went on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, grew a beard and began to wear robes.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't see anything "ordinary" about a loser who drops out of school, goes to live in Pakistan for a while, then comes back with a new beard and decides that he's going to wear his pajamas every day and walk around with a diaper on his head.
They were just poor innocent victims of society. Britain should have converted to Islam to prevent the "bomber" attacks. Screw this "ordinary" citizen crap. Call them ISLAMIC TERRORISTS.
"now we'll never really get to know them. "
That's the problem. We're getting to know them too much.
Everything I wanted to know about these POS's was the day of the bombing when all those innocent people were killed and injured.
Their Names? Families? WHO THE HELL CARES!
Imagine you are the parent of one of the suicide bombers. You are being interviewed. You have two choices: 1. Admit you knew what his beliefs were, that you knew or suspected what he was up to but had no intention of warning anyone because you sympathized with the cause. Or you could go with: 2. You had no idea your sweet, mild mannered baby could do such a horrible act. He was so gentle and kind, etc. What would you say. Hmmm.
You can take the raghead out of Pakistan, but you can't take Pakistan out of the raghead...
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