Muktar Said Ibrahim

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Ibrahim on Number 26 bus on 21 July 2005

Muktar Said Ibrahim (born c. 1977), also known as Muktar Mohammed Said, is suspected of involvement in the attempted July 21 attacks on London's public transport system. He is suspected of attempting to detonate a device on a London bus. He was arrested sharing an apartment with Ramzi Mohammed on 29 July 2005. During the arrest, which reportedly culminated in Ramzi and Ibrahim standing near-naked on their balcony to avoid tear gas that police had used[1], Ramzi is reported to have repeatedly shouted "I have rights, I have rights!" to the media covering the event

He was originally from Eritrea and arrived in the UK as a child dependent of asylum seekers in 1990, and was granted residency in 1992 [2]. It has been reported that he applied for naturalisation as a British citizen in November 2003 and was issued with a British passport in September 2004. He had been living in Stoke Newington, London.[3] His family were apparently unaware of any possible involvement in terrorist activities and have publicly distanced themselves from him since the bombing attempts [4].

He was arrested on 29 July 2005 and is currently (February 2007) standing trial alongside 5 others for his alleged part in the bombings[5].