J7 Submissions to the 7 July Inquests - 07 08. Explosives Forensics
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J7 Response to the Provisional Index of Factual Issues – Provisional Index of Factual Issues – Issue 7 & 8 Fo ren sic is sue s reg arding the bombs and the bod ies of MSK, T anweer, Hussain and Lindsay 7. The likely components, manner of construction and mode of operation of the explosive devices. 8. The li ke ly invo lv ement of MS K, T anwe er , Hu ss ai n and Li ndsa y in th e development and assembly of the explosive devices. FORENSIC EVIDENCE OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES Immediately after the events of 7th July 2005 all the news reports that mentioned the kind of explosive used stated that high grade explosives, as typically used by military forces, were responsible. While much of this may be dismissed as media speculation, the police authoritativ ely confirmed this on the record: Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick: "All we are saying is that it is high explosive s. That would tend to suggest that it is not home-made explosive. Whether it is military explosive, whether it is commercial explosive, whether it is plastic explosive we do not want to say at this stage." 1 Assistant Police Commissioner Andy Hayman: "Initially, the forensic investigation suggests that each device used had less than 10 pounds of high explosiv es" 2 Expert scientists Hans Michels and Neil Fisher also confirmed this opinion. 3 Clearly the early forensic evidence from the blast sites indicated that high explosives had been used. Why has t his evidence been set aside? 1 WorldT ribune .com: Adva nced bomb s were so power ful that none of 49 dead ha ve been iden tified - http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WT ARC/2005/eu_terror_07_11.h tml 2 Ibid. 3 Plas tic expl osive s seen a s most li kely ma teria l | UK news | The Gu ardia n - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/jul/08/terrorism.july72 J7: THE JUL Y 7 TH TRUTH CAMPAIGN SUBMISSION TO THE 7 JUL Y INQUEST - PIFI-07-08 WWW. JULYSEVENTH.CO.UK P AGE 1 OF 5
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