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The wife of one of the 7 July 2005 suicide bombers is being sought for questioning in Kenya over a suspected terror plot, it is understood.The wife of one of the 7 July 2005 suicide bombers is being sought for questioning in Kenya over a suspected terror plot, it is understood.
Counter-terrorist officers in Nairobi are investigating whether Samantha Lewthwaite, 28, who was married to the King's Cross bomber. Jermaine Lindsay, was part of an al-Shabaab-affiliated terror unit which planned to target the city of Mombasa last Christmas. Counter-terrorist officers in Nairobi are investigating whether 28-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, who was married to the King's Cross bomber, Jermaine Lindsay, was part of a terror unit, affiliated to al-Shabaab, that planned to target the city of Mombasa last Christmas.
The female fugitive – who has three children with her — escaped capture in December when police intercepted the group in Kenya.The female fugitive – who has three children with her — escaped capture in December when police intercepted the group in Kenya.
Eric Kiraithe, a Kenyan police spokesman, told the Times: "We know quite a bit about her now. She has had three identities in the past and that (Samantha Lewthwaite) is one possible identity." Eric Kiraithe, a Kenyan police spokesman, told the Times: "We know quite a bit about her now. She has had three identities in the past and that [Samantha Lewthwaite] is one possible identity."
The Guardian understands there is strong circumstantial evidence that the woman is Lindsay's wife, based on her appearance, the names she used in Kenya and the number of children she has. The Guardian understands there is strong circumstantial evidence that the woman is Lindsay's wife, based on her appearance, the names she used in Kenya and the number of children she has. Scotland Yard would not comment.
The woman being sought was claiming to be Natalie Faye Webb, a South African, but it has been established that the passport she was carrying was fake.The woman being sought was claiming to be Natalie Faye Webb, a South African, but it has been established that the passport she was carrying was fake.
Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officers have travelled to Kenya to help in the inquiry and there have been ongoing but fruitless attempts to trace Lewthwaite in the UK. Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officers have travelled to Kenya to help in the inquiry, and there have been ongoing but fruitless attempts to trace Lewthwaite in the UK.
Lindsay was one of four suicide bombers who attacked London in July 2005. The 28-year-old blew up a tube train at King's Cross station, killing 26 people. Lindsay was one of four suicide bombers who attacked London in July 2005. The 28-year-old blew up a tube train outside King's Cross station, killing 26 people.
Scotland Yard would not comment but the Guardian understands there is mounting evidence pointing to the fugitive being Lindsay's wife.
Lewthwaite, the daughter of a former British army soldier, converted to Islam as a teenager and met Lindsay through an internet chatroom, it was established at the 7 July inquest.Lewthwaite, the daughter of a former British army soldier, converted to Islam as a teenager and met Lindsay through an internet chatroom, it was established at the 7 July inquest.
The couple married in 2002, and had two children – the second was born just before Lindsay detonated his rucksack bomb on the Piccadilly Line train at Kings Cross killing 26 of the 52 victims. The couple married in 2002, and had two children. The second was born just before Lindsay detonated his rucksack bomb on the Piccadilly Line train.
It is understood since the London bombings Lewthwaite has had a third child by an unknown father. It is understood that, since the London bombings, Lewthwaite has had a third child by an unknown father.
The woman Kenyan police are seeking has three children with her, and is suspected of linking up with other members of the terror cell in Mombasa. The woman Kenyan police are seeking is suspected of linking up with other members of the terror cell in Mombasa.
One Briton, Jermaine Grant, 29, from east London has been charged in connection with the Mombasa plot with possessing bomb making material and conspiring to cause an explosion and is awaiting trial in Kenya. One Briton, Jermaine Grant, 29, from east London has been charged in connection with the Mombasa plot with possessing bomb making material and conspiring to cause an explosion, and is awaiting trial in Kenya.
Police in Kenya are hunting two more suspects – the woman believed to be Lewthwaite and another British suspect, Habib Ghani, from west London.Police in Kenya are hunting two more suspects – the woman believed to be Lewthwaite and another British suspect, Habib Ghani, from west London.
There are thought to be between 30 and 40 Britons at present fighting in Somalia with al-Shabaab – which is affiliated to al-Qaida. There are thought to be between 30 and 40 Britons at present fighting in Somalia with al-Shabaab, which is affiliated to al-Qaida.
A Kenyan source told the Times: "Samantha Lewthwaite is one of the names in our records. She had three children with her. She was connected to the terror group but we do not think she was in an intimate relationship with any of the men in the group." A Kenyan source told the Times: "Samantha Lewthwaite is one of the names in our records. She was connected to the terror group but we do not think she was in an intimate relationship with any of the men in the group."
Lewthwaite's father, Andy, told the Times he had not seen his daughter for some time. He said that after the 7 July attacks he repeatedly asked his daughter if she had known they were going to happen. Lewthwaite's father, Andy, told the Times he had not seen his daughter for some time. He said that, after the 7 July attacks, he repeatedly asked her whether she had known they were going to happen.
"She always told me she didn't know," he said. "I cannot believe she would be involved in something like this and be there with the children. We have not had any contact with her for some time, I haven't spoken to her for a long time. I don't know if she's in this country or where she is." "She always told me she didn't know," he said. "I cannot believe she would be involved in something like this and be there with the children. We have not had any contact with her for some time – I haven't spoken to her for a long time. I don't know if she's in this country or where she is."
Kenyan tourist resorts have been targeted by al-Qaida in the past.Kenyan tourist resorts have been targeted by al-Qaida in the past.