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Glasgow Airport attack man dies | Glasgow Airport attack man dies |
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A badly burned man detained after the Glasgow Airport attack on Saturday 30 June has died in a Glasgow hospital. | |
Kafeel Ahmed was one of two men held at the airport after a Jeep struck the terminal and burst into flames. | Kafeel Ahmed was one of two men held at the airport after a Jeep struck the terminal and burst into flames. |
The 27-year-old, from Bangalore, India, had suffered burns to 90% of his body when he was arrested. | The 27-year-old, from Bangalore, India, had suffered burns to 90% of his body when he was arrested. |
The second man in the vehicle - Iraqi doctor Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah - has since been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. | |
The circumstances surrounding the death have been reported to the procurator fiscal. | The circumstances surrounding the death have been reported to the procurator fiscal. |
The 27-year-old died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday evening. He had been transferred to the specialist burns unit there from the Royal Alexandra Hospital, in Paisley. | |
He was being kept under armed guard and had been described by health officials as being in a critical condition. | He was being kept under armed guard and had been described by health officials as being in a critical condition. |
Contrary to earlier reports, Mr Ahmed was not a medic but an engineer with a PhD in design and technology. | Contrary to earlier reports, Mr Ahmed was not a medic but an engineer with a PhD in design and technology. |
Arrests | Arrests |
Images of Mr Ahmed being detained at Glasgow Airport have been shown around the world. | Images of Mr Ahmed being detained at Glasgow Airport have been shown around the world. |
Passengers used their cameras and mobile phones to record how an off-duty policeman used a fire extinguisher to try to save the 27-year-old after he drove a second-hand Jeep packed with propane gas canisters into a doorway. | Passengers used their cameras and mobile phones to record how an off-duty policeman used a fire extinguisher to try to save the 27-year-old after he drove a second-hand Jeep packed with propane gas canisters into a doorway. |
Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah was charged with conspiracy to cause explosions on 6 July. | |
Mr Ahmed's brother Dr Sabeel Ahmed, who was arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station on 30 June, has also been charged under the Terrorism Act. | Mr Ahmed's brother Dr Sabeel Ahmed, who was arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station on 30 June, has also been charged under the Terrorism Act. |
The 26-year-old is accused of not disclosing information that could have helped police arrest a suspected terrorist. | The 26-year-old is accused of not disclosing information that could have helped police arrest a suspected terrorist. |
Another doctor has also been charged in connection with the Glasgow attack and the two earlier failed car bombings in London. | Another doctor has also been charged in connection with the Glasgow attack and the two earlier failed car bombings in London. |