GERMAINE LINDSAY

Germaine Maurice Lindsay
Born	September 23, 1985 Jamaica
Died	July 7, 2005 Russell Square Tube, London, U.K.

'Germaine Maurice Lindsay', also known as 'Abdullah Shaheed Jamal', (September 23, 1985 – July 7, 2005) was one of the four terrorists who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings, killing 56 (including themselves) and injuring more than 700.
Lindsay, who changed his name to Abdullah Shaheed Jamal after his conversion to Islam, detonated the bomb that killed 26 people, plus himself, on a train travelling on the Piccadilly line between the King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square Tube stations.

Contents

Biography

Aoife Nadiyah Molloy, alleged first wife and then divorcee

Involvement in London bombings

July 22 2005

See also

References

Further reading

Biography

Lindsay was born in Jamaica, and had lived in Dalton, Huddersfield, following his arrival from Jamaica aged five, and attended Rawthorpe Junior School and Rawthorpe High School.^[1]
A carpet fitter, he subsequently moved to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. His wife, Samantha Lewthwaite, a native of Aylesbury, had converted to Islam and converted him to Islam at age 15. Lewthwaite lived with him and gave birth to their second child two months after his death. Lindsay also persuaded his mother, Mary McLeod, the daughter of an Evangelical Christian, to convert to Islam http://iht.com/articles/2005/07/18/news/bomber.php.
He engaged in "work experience" with a local council, which he is said to have enjoyed, although the pay was poor ^[2]
Claims have been made that Lindsay was a violent drug dealer in Huddersfield prior to his conversion to Islam ^[3]
Friends say that after his conversion he rejected his old friends and old habits and completely embraced an extremist anti-Western understanding of Islam, reminiscent of al-Qaeda rhetoric. His mother recalls their shock at the 9/11 attacks and wondered how Muslims could have done something like that. His wife, Lewthwaite, now 22 (who has since unofficially taken the Muslim name Sherafiyah) denied Lindsay's involvement until authorities produced forensic evidence to confirm his identity. She later went on record stating she abhorred the attacks and that her husband's mind had been poisoned by radicals^[4]. Lindsay was influenced greatly by the extremist and discredited preacher Abdullah el-Faisal (who was opposed vehemently in London by mosques such as Brixton Mosque) and Lindsay also had many of el-Faisal's taped lectures.

Aoife Nadiyah Molloy, alleged first wife and then divorcee

An Irish woman, Aoife Nadiyah Molloy, who claims to have been married to him under Al Nikah ceremony and then divorced 8 days later, though it was not civilly recognized, as no civil papers were signed, has come forward to tell her side of the story. The situation is ongoing and developing.

Involvement in London bombings

Lindsay detonated his bomb, killing at least 26, on a train travelling between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square stations^[5]
A raid by Scotland Yard found no explosives at Lindsay's flat. Lindsay is believed to have hired one of the cars left at Luton railway station on 7 July before the bombers made their rail journey to London.
Abdul Dayan, the imam of the Jamia Ghausia mosque in Aylesbury, said that Lindsay did not attend, and did not mix with the largely Pakistani Muslim community. But other Muslims of Aylesbury did notice some extremist views that Lindsay had and thus challenged him regarding such views, such as his praising of 9/11.

July 22 2005

On July 22 police and fire services were called to Lindsay's home after neighbours reported a strong smell of petrol coming from Lindsay's home, 10 Northern Road, Aylesbury. It was suspected to be an arson attack on the empty property.^[6]. Since then it has been revealed in the local press that his wife and son are living under police protection and will not be returning home. In December 2005 two 17-year-olds were charged with attempted arson for the attack,the two teenagers are now in a Young Offender's Institute awaiting an Adult Prison.

See also

★ Shehzad Tanweer, Aldgate train

★ Mohammad Sidique Khan, Edgware Road train

★ Hasib Hussain, No. 30 bus

★ List of notable converts to Islam

★ Islamist terrorism

References

1. "Lost years of the 'nice boy' who killed 25", David Sapsted and Duncan Gardham, Daily Telegraph, 16 July 2005
2. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/1,,2005320810,00,00.html
3. http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0330features/tm_objectid=15866918%26method=full%26siteid=50060-name_page.html.
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4273804.stm
5.
Image of bombers' deadly journey

6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4707277.stm


★ " Fourth bomber's name disclosed" (Accessed 15 July 2005) ''BBC News''

★ "Market town may hold clues to fourth suspect" (Accessed 15 July 2005) ''Financial Times''

★ Russell Square explosion

Further reading

★ "Blue Watch relive the bomb hell inside carriage 346A" by Mark Townsend, ''The Observer'', October 9, 2005