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Post-mortem on airport attack man | |
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A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on the body of a badly burned man involved in the terror attack at Glasgow Airport. | |
Kafeel Ahmed died at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Thursday evening. | |
The 27-year-old, from Bangalore, India, had suffered burns to 90% of his body after driving his blazing Jeep into the terminal building. | The 27-year-old, from Bangalore, India, had suffered burns to 90% of his body after driving his blazing Jeep into the terminal building. |
The procurator fiscal said that once a cause of death had been confirmed, Ahmed's body would be released. | The procurator fiscal said that once a cause of death had been confirmed, Ahmed's body would be released. |
Ahmed's parents have not been officially informed that their son is the dead man, the Ahmed family lawyer, BT Venkatash, said on Friday. | Ahmed's parents have not been officially informed that their son is the dead man, the Ahmed family lawyer, BT Venkatash, said on Friday. |
Media reports | Media reports |
He explained: "British authorities have not confirmed if this is Kafeel Ahmed or any other person." | He explained: "British authorities have not confirmed if this is Kafeel Ahmed or any other person." |
Mr Venkatash added that the only indication that Ahmed was dead was from the media. | Mr Venkatash added that the only indication that Ahmed was dead was from the media. |
A Crown Office spokesman told BBC Scotland's news website: "Where, as in this case, the procurator fiscal instructs a post-mortem, then, on being satisfied that a cause of death has been properly established, the procurator fiscal would authorise release of the remains to the next-of-kin, or other person lawfully entitled to receive them, for disposal." | A Crown Office spokesman told BBC Scotland's news website: "Where, as in this case, the procurator fiscal instructs a post-mortem, then, on being satisfied that a cause of death has been properly established, the procurator fiscal would authorise release of the remains to the next-of-kin, or other person lawfully entitled to receive them, for disposal." |
Ahmed had been transferred to the specialist burns unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary from the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley soon after the incident on Saturday, 30 June. | Ahmed had been transferred to the specialist burns unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary from the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley soon after the incident on Saturday, 30 June. |
The airport incident took place on 30 June | The airport incident took place on 30 June |
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, Ahmed was not a medic but an engineer with a PhD in design and technology. | Contrary to earlier reports, Ahmed was not a medic but an engineer with a PhD in design and technology. |
Images of Ahmed being detained at Glasgow Airport have been shown around the world. | Images of 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 terror suspect 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 terror suspect after he drove a second-hand Jeep packed with propane gas canisters into a doorway. |
Ahmed studied at Queen's University in Belfast where he completed a post-graduate course in aeronautical engineering in 2001. | Ahmed studied at Queen's University in Belfast where he completed a post-graduate course in aeronautical engineering in 2001. |
He stayed in the city for a further three years as a research assistant. | He stayed in the city for a further three years as a research assistant. |
Kafeel Ahmed had suffered 90% burns when he was arrested | Kafeel Ahmed had suffered 90% burns when he was arrested |
Ahmed studied for his PhD in the department of design and technology at Anglia Polytechnic University (now called Anglia Ruskin University) in Cambridge. | Ahmed studied for his PhD in the department of design and technology at Anglia Polytechnic University (now called Anglia Ruskin University) in Cambridge. |
The incident at Glasgow Airport has resulted in the second man in the Jeep, Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah, being charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. | The incident at Glasgow Airport has resulted in the second man in the Jeep, Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah, being charged with conspiracy to cause explosions. |
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. | 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. |
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