Ramzi Mohammed ( ar, رمزي محمد) (born 18 August 1981) is a Somali national convicted of involvement in the attempted London bombing of 21 July 2005. Ramzi is currently serving a minimum of 40 years for conspiracy to murder on the Oval Underground station train. He was arrested sharing an apartment with Muktar Said Ibrahim on 29 July 2005, amid allegations that he was the so-called 'bus bomber'. During the arrest, which reportedly culminated in Ramzi and Ibrahim standing near-naked on their balcony to avoid

tear gas Tear gas, also known as a lachrymator agent or lachrymator (), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial aerosol, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears. In ...

that police had used, Later, it was discovered that Ramzi had tried to have the local imam at Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in

North Kensington North Kensington is an area of west London. It is north of Notting Hill and south of Kensal Green and in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The names North Kensington and Ladbroke Grove describe the same area. North Kensington is wh ...

removed over religious disagreements. Together with his brother Whabi Mohammad, Ramzi used to set up a table with Islamic literature at local football games.

Arrest and Trial

His brother Whabi Mohammad was also arrested in a separate raid outside

Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road Ma ...

. In February 2007 he stood trial along with 5 others for his part in the bombings. On 24 January, the court released dramatic video of Ramzi Mohammed attempting to detonate his device. The carriage quickly emptied, apart from one man who stayed behind to reason with him, an off-duty fireman named Angus Campbell. On 9 July 2007 Ramzi Mohammed was found guilty at

Woolwich Crown Court Woolwich Crown Court, or more accurately the Crown Court at Woolwich, is located at 2 Belmarsh Road, Thamesmead is one of twelve Crown Court centres serving Greater London. It is adjacent to both HM Prison Belmarsh and Belmarsh Magistrates' C ...

of conspiracy to murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of forty years.

Appeal

April 2008 the court of appeal judges dismissed a challenge by Ibrahim, Omar, Mohammed and Osman to their convictions. In December 2014, an appeal to the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that ...

lodged in 2008 by the bombers claiming that their rights were breached in the 'safety interviews' after their arrests was rejected.

References

External links

Film-clip used as evidence.
; After an unsuccessful detonation Ramzi Mohammed are in discussion with the fireman Angus Campbell. ESD are pulled and he manages to escape from the people trying to catch him at the Oval station. He was later arrested. * ms://wm.bbc.co.uk/news/media/avdb/news/video/75000/nb/75314_16x9_nb.wmv BBC; Report

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Ramzi Living people July 2005 London bombings Somalian emigrants to the United Kingdom Ethnic Somali people Islamic terrorism in England 1981 births Perpetrators of the July 2005 London bombings Somalian people imprisoned abroad Somalian Muslims Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by England and Wales People from Small Heath, Birmingham Somalian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment

Arrest and Trial

Appeal

See also

References

External links