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| July bomb suspect 'strolled away' | July bomb suspect 'strolled away' |
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| One of the men accused of trying to set off bombs in London on 21 July 2005 left the scene as if he was taking "a stroll in a park", a court has heard. | One of the men accused of trying to set off bombs in London on 21 July 2005 left the scene as if he was taking "a stroll in a park", a court has heard. |
| Hussein Osman, 28, accused of trying to detonate a bomb in Shepherd's Bush, walked casually along train tracks, witnesses told Woolwich Crown Court. | Hussein Osman, 28, accused of trying to detonate a bomb in Shepherd's Bush, walked casually along train tracks, witnesses told Woolwich Crown Court. |
| The court also heard he then walked through the house of a local resident. | The court also heard he then walked through the house of a local resident. |
| Mr Osman, of no fixed abode, and five others deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. | Mr Osman, of no fixed abode, and five others deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. |
| The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Mr Mohammed and Adel Yahya. | The other defendants are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Mr Mohammed and Adel Yahya. |
| He didn't break into a run Peter TrotterLondon Underground | He didn't break into a run Peter TrotterLondon Underground |
| The jury heard a series of statements from passengers on the Hammersmith and City Line London Underground on which Mr Osman is alleged to have detonated a device in a rucksack. | The jury heard a series of statements from passengers on the Hammersmith and City Line London Underground on which Mr Osman is alleged to have detonated a device in a rucksack. |
| Abisha Moyo was one of the passengers on the train, which was near Shepherd's Bush station. | Abisha Moyo was one of the passengers on the train, which was near Shepherd's Bush station. |
| She said she heard a bang and then saw a man falling on to his back on top of a rucksack in the carriage. | She said she heard a bang and then saw a man falling on to his back on top of a rucksack in the carriage. |
| She told the court: "He was in a position like Jesus when nailed to the cross, with his arms out to the sides." | She told the court: "He was in a position like Jesus when nailed to the cross, with his arms out to the sides." |
| Calm appearance | Calm appearance |
| After the alleged attempted bombing, witness Eunice Olwa said she saw Mr Osman squeezing between two carriages and, after attempting to climb on to the roof, jumping down on to the track and walking away. | After the alleged attempted bombing, witness Eunice Olwa said she saw Mr Osman squeezing between two carriages and, after attempting to climb on to the roof, jumping down on to the track and walking away. |
| "It was like he was strolling in the park," she said, remarking on how calm he appeared. | "It was like he was strolling in the park," she said, remarking on how calm he appeared. |
| London Underground worker Peter Trotter said he saw the man walking on the track moments later. | London Underground worker Peter Trotter said he saw the man walking on the track moments later. |
| In a statement Mr Trotter said: "I shouted to the man to get back on the platform, I shouted on two or three occasions, he took no notice. | In a statement Mr Trotter said: "I shouted to the man to get back on the platform, I shouted on two or three occasions, he took no notice. |
| "He didn't break into a run." | "He didn't break into a run." |
| According to prosecutors, Mr Osman then climbed over the garden wall of the home of Mellanda and Lola Henry, whose home backs on to the railway track. | According to prosecutors, Mr Osman then climbed over the garden wall of the home of Mellanda and Lola Henry, whose home backs on to the railway track. |
| 'Passing through' | |
| He entered through their dining room window and walked out of their front door, prosecutors said. | He entered through their dining room window and walked out of their front door, prosecutors said. |
| He is said to have told Mrs Henry, an elderly woman, "I'm just passing through" as he went by. | He is said to have told Mrs Henry, an elderly woman, "I'm just passing through" as he went by. |
| The court heard that police found traces of two footprints in the house - one of top of the dishwasher and another on the dining room table. | The court heard that police found traces of two footprints in the house - one of top of the dishwasher and another on the dining room table. |
| The court has also seen CCTV footage allegedly showing Mr Osman boarding a number 220 bus - which he is said to have travelled on after the attempted bombing - in North Pole Road, west London and remaining on it until it reached Wandsworth, in south London. | The court has also seen CCTV footage allegedly showing Mr Osman boarding a number 220 bus - which he is said to have travelled on after the attempted bombing - in North Pole Road, west London and remaining on it until it reached Wandsworth, in south London. |
| The jury was told that the defendant narrowly avoided being run over three times by the same driver when he stepped off the bus in Wandsworth. | The jury was told that the defendant narrowly avoided being run over three times by the same driver when he stepped off the bus in Wandsworth. |
| Forensic expert | |
| In a statement, witness Anne Moore said: "He didn't seem to be aware of what he was doing, he seemed out of it. | In a statement, witness Anne Moore said: "He didn't seem to be aware of what he was doing, he seemed out of it. |
| "I braked heavily to avoid hitting him." | "I braked heavily to avoid hitting him." |
| And the jury also saw video footage of the alleged explosive device material bubbling and smoking in a rucksack said to belong to the defendant. | And the jury also saw video footage of the alleged explosive device material bubbling and smoking in a rucksack said to belong to the defendant. |
| The bag also contained an envelope with torn photographs of Osman and a woman in Islamic dress. | The bag also contained an envelope with torn photographs of Osman and a woman in Islamic dress. |
| Hazel Hutson, a forensic explosives expert who examined the material in the carriage, said the bomb "could have caused extensive damage to the train itself and persons in close proximity would have been likely to suffer death or serious injury". | |
| The expert added that passengers who were in range of fast-moving fragments could also have been seriously injured or killed. |