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[[Image:Londonbombing2.jpg|right|thumb|260px|The four men caught on camera at [[Luton]] train station at 07:21 BST on [[July 7]] [[2005]]. From left to right, [[Hasib Hussain]], [[Jamal Lindsay|Germaine Lindsay]], [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]], and [[Shehzad Tanweer]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4689739.stm#] ]]

[[Image:Shehzad_Tanweer.jpg|frame|Tanweer in his school yearbook]]'''Shehzad Tanweer''' (December 15, 1982 – July 7, 2005) is believed to have been the bomber who detonated a homemade explosive while travelling eastbound on the [[Circle Line]] between [[Liverpool Street]] and [[Aldgate]], killing at least seven people in his role as part of the larger [[ 7 July 2005 London bombing]][http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article298806.ece].

'''Shehzad Tanweer''' ([[December 15]], [[1982]] – [[July 7]], [[2005]]) was one of four men believed to have blown up three trains on the [[London Underground]], and one bus in central [[London]], during the [[7 July 2005 London bombing]], killing at least 55 people, including themselves, and injuring over 700.

[[Image:Shehzad_Tanweer.jpg|frame|Tanweer inhas hisbeen schoolnamed by [[Scotland yearbookYard]]'''Shehzad Tanweer''' (December 15, 1982 – July 7, 2005) is believed to have beenas the bomberman who detonated a homemade explosive[[bomb]] while travelling eastbound on the [[Circle Line]] between [[Liverpool Street]] and [[Aldgate]], killing at least seven people. in his role as part of the larger [[ 7 July 2005 London bombing]][http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article298806.ece].

== Biography ==

[[Image:Shehzad_Tanweer.jpg||left|frame|Tanweer in his school yearbook]]

[[Image:TanweerCertificate.jpg|thumb|left|60px|Tanweer's birth certificate]]Tanweer was born in [[St Luke]]'s Maternity [[Hospital]], [[Bradford]] to Parveen Akhtar. Her husband, Mohammed Mumtaz Tanweer, was originally from the [[Faisalabad]] region of [[Pakistan]]. In 1984, the family moved to the [[Beeston, West Yorkshire|Beeston]] area of [[Leeds]], though most of his youth was spent in Colwyn Road, where they moved when he was seven. He attended Wortley High School, where he was described as moderate by his friends and acquaintances, then [[Leeds Metropolitan University]], where he studied [[sports science]] before leaving for Pakistan in 2004 to attend a course in [[Islam]]ic studies.[[Image:TanweersFather.jpg|thumb|right|110px|His father's shop]]

At the time of his death, he was workingunemployed, though he had previously worked part-time in his father's [[fish and chip]] shop. His family had also ranrun a [[curry]] [[takeaway]] and a [[Butcher|butcher's]] shop.

[[Image:TanweerCertificate.jpg|thumb|left|60px|Tanweer's birth certificate]]Known as Kaka (Little One), [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=66933&d=14&m=7&y=2005] he was an avid [[cricket]] player, and practised several [[martial arts]] including [[jujitsu]].

Tanweer attended several mosques including Bengali, and [[Stratford Street mosque]] in Beeston, where [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]] and [[Hasib Hussain]] are also thought to have worshipped, and frequented the [[Hamara Youth Access Point]], a drop-in centre for teens, alleged to have been used as a recruitment centre by Khan. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1529021,00.html]

==Trip to Pakistan==

[[Image:LondonPassportsTanweer.jpg|thumb|leftframe|Tanweer arriving at [[Karachi]] airport on [[November 19]] [[2004]]. Photograph released by the Pakistani government.]]

After completing the [[hajj]] earlier in the year, Tanweer travelled to Pakistan for a course in [[Islamic studies]] at a [[madrasa]]. The Pakistani government has released footage of Tanweer arriving at [[Karachi International Airport]] airport with [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]], believed to have beenbe the ringleader of the London bombers, on [[Turkish Airlines]] ''Flightflight TK- 1056'' on [[November 19]] [[2004]]. Tanweer and Khan stayed in Pakistan until February 8, then flew back to London together. The youngest of the London cell, [[Hasib Hussain]], thearrived youngestin bomber, also flew into the airportKarachi on [[July 15]], [[2004]] from aboard[[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabian AirlinesArabia]], on ''Flightflight SV-714''SV714. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1531453,00.html]

Intelligence sources say the school was located in [[Muridke]], Pakistan, 20 miles outside [[Lahore]], and is believed to be connected with [[Lashkar-e-Toiba|Lashkar-e-Tayyaba]], a banned militant [[Islamist]] group; however, the madrasa has denied any connection with Tanweer.

It is alleged there was a meeting in [[Faisalabad]] between Tanweer and [[Osama Nazir]], a suspected member of [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]], who has since been arrested for his role in a [[grenade]] attack on a [[church]] in [[Islamabad]] that killed five. Investigators also suggestbelieve that Tanweer may have met [[Zeeshan Siddiqui]], who is associated with a number of militant groups and who was arrested in Pakistan intwo Maymonths 2005ago.

==London bombing==

Friends have told reporters that, several days before the attacks, Shehzad dyed his hair and eyebrows brown. [http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100016163&docId=l:295282272&start=18] SeveralAt dayssome before the attackspoint, he rented a red [[Nissan Micra]] from a local car-rental agency, and on [[7 July]], he drove the rental and his three accomplices to [[Luton]] in [[Bedfordshire]], from where the group headed to London by train.

[[Image:Londonbombing2.jpg|right|thumb|260px|The four men caught on camera at [[Luton]] train station at 07:21 BST on [[July 7]] [[2005]]. From left to right, [[Hasib Hussain]], [[Jamal Lindsay|Germaine Lindsay]], [[Mohammad Sidique Khan]], and [[Shehzad Tanweer]]]]

Friends have told reporters that, several days before the attacks, Shehzad dyed his hair and eyebrows brown. [http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100016163&docId=l:295282272&start=18] Several days before the attacks he rented a red [[Nissan Micra]] from a local car-rental agency, and on [[7 July]], he drove the rental and his three accomplices to [[Luton]] in [[Bedfordshire]], from where the group headed to London by train.

==See also==

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[[Category:Suicide bombing|Tanweer, Shehzad]]

[[Category:1982 births|Tanweer, Shehzad]]

[[Category:2005 deaths|Tanweer, Shehzad]]

[[Category:7 July 2005 London bombings|Tanweer, Shehzad]]

[[Category:Terrorists|Tanweer, Shehzad]]