Reply #3: Myths about the bombings (from same edition of Independent)

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MYTH Haroon Rashid Aswat, a British-born Muslim who grew up in West Yorkshire, was reported to be the mastermind behind the July 7 suicide bombings and had been arrested in Pakistan.

REALITY He was never in Pakistan but was eventually detained in Zambia. Scotland Yard does not view him as a key player in the July 7 attacks.

MYTH A known terrorist was widely reported to have slipped into Britain to "mastermind" the July 7 London bombings.

REALITY The man was an innocent Pakistani with a similar name to a suspected al-Qa'ida figure on a watch list of foreign security agencies.

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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article305548.ece