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A UK terror suspect under a control order who absconded can be named as Zeeshan Siddique, a court has ruled. | A UK terror suspect under a control order who absconded can be named as Zeeshan Siddique, a court has ruled. |
The BBC won a battle to name the former London Underground worker of Hounslow, west London, who trained with a London suicide bomber in Pakistan. | The BBC won a battle to name the former London Underground worker of Hounslow, west London, who trained with a London suicide bomber in Pakistan. |
The 26-year-old was subject to a UK control order in 2006, meaning he could only be identified as AD. | |
He was one of the first men to abscond from an order, jumping from a window at a mental health unit in September 2006. | He was one of the first men to abscond from an order, jumping from a window at a mental health unit in September 2006. |
Mr Siddique was named in court evidence as a member of a British network of men including bomb plotters. | Mr Siddique was named in court evidence as a member of a British network of men including bomb plotters. |
I can only repay this debt of gratitude by giving my life and blood for his cause - I just pray that Allah makes this path easy for me Zeeshan Siddique, 2005 | I can only repay this debt of gratitude by giving my life and blood for his cause - I just pray that Allah makes this path easy for me Zeeshan Siddique, 2005 |
Other members of this network were Mohammad Sidique Khan, the London suicide bomber and Omar Khyam, the recently jailed ringleader of a plot to build a massive homemade fertiliser bomb. | Other members of this network were Mohammad Sidique Khan, the London suicide bomber and Omar Khyam, the recently jailed ringleader of a plot to build a massive homemade fertiliser bomb. |
Mr Siddique associated with these men in Pakistan and attended the same paramilitary training camp as other British extremists. | Mr Siddique associated with these men in Pakistan and attended the same paramilitary training camp as other British extremists. |
According to evidence heard at the Old Bailey during the fertiliser bomb plot trial, the Hounslow man was proposed as a potential suicide bomber. | According to evidence heard at the Old Bailey during the fertiliser bomb plot trial, the Hounslow man was proposed as a potential suicide bomber. |
Papers relating to Mr Siddique released to the BBC as part of the court case, including his diary, indicate he aspired to so-called "jihadi" martyrdom, although they do not detail any clear plan. | Papers relating to Mr Siddique released to the BBC as part of the court case, including his diary, indicate he aspired to so-called "jihadi" martyrdom, although they do not detail any clear plan. |
Evidence during the trial suggested the suicide bomb idea was dropped because he himself did not think it would work. | Evidence during the trial suggested the suicide bomb idea was dropped because he himself did not think it would work. |
However, the papers also reveal he, along with other British men, met Abd Al Hadi al-Iraqi, a senior al-Qaeda figure now being held by the US military in Guantanamo Bay. | However, the papers also reveal he, along with other British men, met Abd Al Hadi al-Iraqi, a senior al-Qaeda figure now being held by the US military in Guantanamo Bay. |
Pakistan arrest | Pakistan arrest |
Mr Siddique was arrested in Pakistan in May 2005 and questioned for three months, during which time he alleged he was tortured. | Mr Siddique was arrested in Pakistan in May 2005 and questioned for three months, during which time he alleged he was tortured. |
WHO IS ZEESHAN SIDDIQUE? Born November 1980Raised in HounslowFormer London Underground workerPakistan Feb 2003Paramilitary training July 2003Arrested May 2005 Deported to UK 2006Control order April 2006Absconded Sept 2006 | WHO IS ZEESHAN SIDDIQUE? Born November 1980Raised in HounslowFormer London Underground workerPakistan Feb 2003Paramilitary training July 2003Arrested May 2005 Deported to UK 2006Control order April 2006Absconded Sept 2006 |
Later deported to the UK, he worked in customer services for a firm with links to the Euro-Disney resort in Paris. He sought to alter his control order's ban on travel, saying it prevented him attending training at the theme park. | Later deported to the UK, he worked in customer services for a firm with links to the Euro-Disney resort in Paris. He sought to alter his control order's ban on travel, saying it prevented him attending training at the theme park. |
Soon after, he was hospitalised suffering hallucinations and flashbacks, saying he had been tortured in Pakistan. | Soon after, he was hospitalised suffering hallucinations and flashbacks, saying he had been tortured in Pakistan. |
The papers also show Mr Siddique rejected allegations in intelligence reports that he was involved in extremism and that he was the victim of "untested allegations". | The papers also show Mr Siddique rejected allegations in intelligence reports that he was involved in extremism and that he was the victim of "untested allegations". |
In his witness statement he said he had travelled widely in Pakistan over two years as part of a personal spiritual mission to better understand Islam. | In his witness statement he said he had travelled widely in Pakistan over two years as part of a personal spiritual mission to better understand Islam. |
He said he ended up carrying out humanitarian work in areas of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where people were fleeing fighting. | He said he ended up carrying out humanitarian work in areas of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where people were fleeing fighting. |
Some 30 pages of his statement have been blacked out by officials on national security grounds. These pages appear to relate to his time in Pakistani detention and a meeting with British officials after the 7 July suicide bombings. | Some 30 pages of his statement have been blacked out by officials on national security grounds. These pages appear to relate to his time in Pakistani detention and a meeting with British officials after the 7 July suicide bombings. |