Here's every way the London Tube bomber tried to cover his tracks - and failed

Advertisement
Here's every way the London Tube bomber tried to cover his tracks - and failed

Advertisement
Screen Shot 2018 03 16 at 16.07.05 (2)

Metropolitan Police

Ahmed Hassan in disguise on a train.

On September 16, 2017, Ahmed Hassan was arrested by police officers in Dover, in southern England.

Less than 24 hours before, a bomb had partially detonated on the London Underground, injuring 30 people.It had been Hassan who planted the bomb - and he was apprehended as he was waiting to board a ferry to flee the country. 

On Friday, the 18-year-old was found guilty of attempted murder.

In the aftermath of the verdict, the Metropolitan Police released a video explaining his attempts to evade capture in the aftermath of the attack, from destroying his SIM card to a series of disguises - and how investigators managed to track him down anyway.

Advertisement

Here's what he tried, and how the police managed to find him:

{{}}

On September 15, 2017, after priming the bomb in a public bathroom, Ahmed Hassan boarded a District Line tube train before getting off at Putney Bridge, leaving the bomb behind.

On September 15, 2017, after priming the bomb in a public bathroom, Ahmed Hassan boarded a District Line tube train before getting off at Putney Bridge, leaving the bomb behind.

The bomb exploded two minutes later, as he left the station.

The bomb exploded two minutes later, as he left the station.
Advertisement

Here's a CCTV still from the moment of the explosion.

Here's a CCTV still from the moment of the explosion.

He then got on a bus heading to Earls Court in West London.

He then got on a bus heading to Earls Court in West London.
Advertisement

He snapped up his phone's SIM card in an apparent attempt to avoid being tracked, and hid the pieces on the bus. But police investigators managed to find them.

He snapped up his phone's SIM card in an apparent attempt to avoid being tracked, and hid the pieces on the bus. But police investigators managed to find them.

He also threw away his actual phone ...

He also threw away his actual phone ...
Advertisement

... But investigators trawling through rubbish managed to find that, too.

... But investigators trawling through rubbish managed to find that, too.

He then got a train to Brighton, changing his jumper on the way.

He then got a train to Brighton, changing his jumper on the way.
Advertisement

And from there went to Ashford, Kent, and bought new clothing as a disguise.

And from there went to Ashford, Kent, and bought new clothing as a disguise.

A CCTV camera near an ATM captured this shot of him in his new outfit.

A CCTV camera near an ATM captured this shot of him in his new outfit.
Advertisement

Hassan then got another train — from Ashford to Dover.

Hassan then got another train — from Ashford to Dover.

Meanwhile, police had managed to determine that he had left the bomb on the train, and circulated a CCTV image of his face to police forces across the country.

Meanwhile, police had managed to determine that he had left the bomb on the train, and circulated a CCTV image of his face to police forces across the country.
Advertisement

At around 7 a.m. the day after the bombing, he arrived at the Port of Dover, where he sat in the waiting area.

At around 7 a.m. the day after the bombing, he arrived at the Port of Dover, where he sat in the waiting area.

But local police, who had received the CCTV image, spotted him ...

But local police, who had received the CCTV image, spotted him ...
Advertisement

... And subsequently took him into custody.

... And subsequently took him into custody.

Here's the full video from the Metropolitan Police:

 

Advertisement
Next StoryThe '90s were 'a crazy time': John Kelly suggests Larry Kudlow's past cocaine addiction won't bar him from obtaining security clearance