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| Stockholm blasts: Police search Bedfordshire property | Stockholm blasts: Police search Bedfordshire property |
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| A property in the UK is being searched as part of the investigation into the weekend's bombing in Sweden, in which one man died, police have said. | A property in the UK is being searched as part of the investigation into the weekend's bombing in Sweden, in which one man died, police have said. |
| A search warrant was executed at a property in Bedfordshire, under the Terrorism Act 2000, on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police said. | A search warrant was executed at a property in Bedfordshire, under the Terrorism Act 2000, on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police said. |
| It follows a suspected suicide bombing in Stockholm on Saturday. | It follows a suspected suicide bombing in Stockholm on Saturday. |
| Unconfirmed reports say the man killed by the blast was Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, 28, who lived in Luton. | Unconfirmed reports say the man killed by the blast was Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, 28, who lived in Luton. |
| No arrests have been made and no hazardous materials were found at the property, Scotland Yard said. The search was expected to resume later on Monday. | |
| Several newspapers, Swedish websites and an Islamist forum have named the Iraqi-born Swede as the attacker. | Several newspapers, Swedish websites and an Islamist forum have named the Iraqi-born Swede as the attacker. |
| It is believed he blew himself up after he had tried to set off a car bomb in a busy Stockholm street. Two people were injured. | |
| The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera says the man suspected of having been the bomber was born in Iraq but moved to Sweden in the 1990s. He is then believed to have moved to the UK in 2001 to live and study in Luton. | The BBC's security correspondent Gordon Corera says the man suspected of having been the bomber was born in Iraq but moved to Sweden in the 1990s. He is then believed to have moved to the UK in 2001 to live and study in Luton. |
| It is likely the British security services will be investigating how long he spent in the UK and the significance of that time, as well as establishing whether he was connected to other individuals, our correspondent adds. | It is likely the British security services will be investigating how long he spent in the UK and the significance of that time, as well as establishing whether he was connected to other individuals, our correspondent adds. |
| 'Seemed nice' | |
| Abdaly listed himself on Muslim dating website Muslima as a physical therapy graduate from Bedfordshire University. | |
| The Daily Telegraph reports he would have turned 29 on Sunday and that his wife and three young children still live in Luton. | |
| The paper reports his neighbours as saying they last saw him two-and-a-half weeks ago. | |
| Tahir Hussain, 33, a taxi driver who lives nearby, told the paper: "I used to see him around often. He didn't say much but seemed nice. I used to see him walking with his kids. | |
| "I was shocked when I heard what happened because I never thought he could do such a thing." | |
| There has been no comment from Bedfordshire University. | |
| A Home Office spokesman said: "We remain in close contact with the Swedish authorities. It would be inappropriate to comment on their ongoing investigation at this time." |