London tube train attack suspects from Iraq, Syria
19 Sep 2017 5:14 PM GMT
LONDON: The bomb attack on London's Parsons Greenstation, which left over 30 people injured on Friday, was allegedly facilitated by two refugees - from Syria and Iraq.
Although police have not confirmed their identity, sources said one of the suspects was Yahyah Farroukh, a 21-year-old from Damascus. The Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism command arrested Farroukh on Saturday .
Farroukh's Facebook page states he is from Damascus and was studying at West Thames College since 2013. According to reports, Farroukh was arrested on the basis of a CCTV footage, which showed him carrying a bag that resembled the one used to carry out the attack. A spokeswoman at West Thames College said, "We have been asked that all calls about this are directed to Metropolitan Police." Lecturers at all higher education colleges in the UK are obliged by law to follow Prevent strategy, which means they have to be trained to spot signs of radicalisation and they must act upon it and refer such cases when they come across them.
The 18-year-old, held at Dover port, is believed to be an Iraqi refugee orphan who moved to the UK when he was 15. He was arrested on suspicion of commission and preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
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