Ramzi Mohammed
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Ramzi Mohammed (Arabic: رمزي محمد) (born 18 August 1981) is a Somali national convicted of involvement in the attempted London bombing of 21 July 2005.
Ramzi Mohammed | |
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Born | (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 42) Somalia |
Arrested | 27 July 2005 Heybarnes Road, Small Heath, Birmingham West Midlands Police |
Citizenship | British, Somalian |
Charge(s) | convicted for his role in the attempted 21 July attacks on London's public transport system. |
Penalty | found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of conspiracy to murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum of forty years before being considered for release |
Status | In prison |
Children | 2 sons |
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'.[1] During the arrest, which reportedly culminated in Ramzi and Ibrahim standing near-naked on their balcony to avoid tear gas that police had used,[2]
Later, it was discovered that Ramzi had tried to have the local imam at Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in North Kensington removed over religious disagreements.[3] Together with his brother Whabi Mohammad, Ramzi used to set up a table with Islamic literature at local football games.[4]