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Commuter 'confronted Tube bomber' Mother tells of Tube bomb terror
(about 2 hours later)
A firefighter has told a court he confronted a man accused of trying to set off a rucksack bomb in front of him on a Tube train on 21 July 2005. A young mother has told a court she thought she was going to die when an alleged plotter tried to detonate a bomb on a Tube train on 21 July 2005.
Angus Campbell told Woolwich Crown Court he saw Ramzi Mohammed with "smoke issuing from behind him" and shouted at him "what have you done?". Woolwich Crown Court heard Nadia Baro, travelling with her nine-month-old son, was in "a panic" as an explosive mix came out of Ramzi Mohammed's rucksack.
Nadia Baro, also on the Northern Line train with her nine-month-old son, said she saw a substance with nails in it. The court was also told how firefighter Angus Campbell confronted Mr Mohammed on the northbound Northern Line train.
Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.Six men deny conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to cause explosions.
'Loud explosion' They are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Mr Mohammed and Adel Yahya.
They are Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Hussein Osman, Yassin Omar, Mr Mohammed and Adel Yahya Ms Baro told the court: "I was in such a panic. I did not know how a bomb worked and I thought we were going to die now."
She said she noticed the person next to her was wearing a rucksack then she heard a bang and something came out of the bag and fell onto the floor.
Ms Baro described the substance coming from the rucksack as being like a sponge or a foam with "bits of nails on it", and she could smell something "like the smell of oil".
THE ACCUSED Muktar Said Ibrahim, 28, from Stoke Newington, north LondonRamzi Mohammed, 25, from North Kensington, west LondonYassin Omar, 26, from New Southgate, north LondonHussein Osman, 28, of no fixed addressManfo Kwaku Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north LondonTHE ACCUSED Muktar Said Ibrahim, 28, from Stoke Newington, north LondonRamzi Mohammed, 25, from North Kensington, west LondonYassin Omar, 26, from New Southgate, north LondonHussein Osman, 28, of no fixed addressManfo Kwaku Asiedu, 33, of no fixed addressAdel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London
As CCTV footage shown in court reached 1225 BST, Mr Campbell described what happened on the northbound train which was between Stockwell and Oval stations. As CCTV footage shown in court reached 1225 BST, Mr Campbell, 43, described what happened on the train which was between Stockwell and Oval stations.
He said: "There was an explosion. It was loud. My first memory was being cowed. I was crouched in my seat and I remember my arm being over my head.He said: "There was an explosion. It was loud. My first memory was being cowed. I was crouched in my seat and I remember my arm being over my head.
"I remember looking up and I recall a man I know now as Mr Mohammed was screaming and shouting and there was smoke issuing from his back.""I remember looking up and I recall a man I know now as Mr Mohammed was screaming and shouting and there was smoke issuing from his back."
After leading Ms Baro away, Mr Campbell returned to where Mr Mohammed was standing.After leading Ms Baro away, Mr Campbell returned to where Mr Mohammed was standing.
Angus Campbell spoke of having felt "cowed"Angus Campbell spoke of having felt "cowed"
He said: "I was shouting 'what have you done, what have you done?'"He said: "I was shouting 'what have you done, what have you done?'"
He said he saw a sponge-like debris lying smoking on the Tube carriage's floor, and shouted to Mr Mohammed "what is that?".He said he saw a sponge-like debris lying smoking on the Tube carriage's floor, and shouted to Mr Mohammed "what is that?".
Mr Mohammed replied "this is bread", which Mr Campbell said seemed "nonsensical" to him.Mr Mohammed replied "this is bread", which Mr Campbell said seemed "nonsensical" to him.
Moments later he pulled the emergency alarm lever and the train stopped at Oval station.Moments later he pulled the emergency alarm lever and the train stopped at Oval station.
Mr Campbell said he shouted "don't open the doors" to the driver but seconds later the doors opened and Mr Mohammed ran off.Mr Campbell said he shouted "don't open the doors" to the driver but seconds later the doors opened and Mr Mohammed ran off.
'Such a panic' Mr Campbell and Ms Baro were among up to 30 passengers on train when Mr Mohammed allegedly tried to detonate an explosive mix of hydrogen peroxide and chapatti flour.
Ms Baro told the court she feared she and her son were going to die. The court heard that several members of the public gave chase to Mr Mohammed, including a 71-year-old former soldier who pursued him up an escalator.
"I was in such a panic. I did not know how a bomb worked and I thought we were going to die now," she said. The case has adjourned for the day.
Ms Baro said she noticed the person next to her was wearing a rucksack then she heard a bang and something came out of the bag and fell onto the floor.
She described the substance coming from the rucksack as being like a sponge or a foam with "bits of nails on it", and she could smell something "like the smell of oil".