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{{Infobox person
| name = Kafeel Ahmed
| image = KafeelAhmed.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| birth_name = Kafeel Ahmed
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1979|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2007|8|2|1979|1|1}}
| death_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland, United Kingdom
| alias = Khaled Ahmad <br/> Khalid Ahmed
| relatives = [[Sabeel Ahmed]] (brother)
}}

'''Kafeel Ahmed''' (1 January 1979 – 2 August 2007)<ref name="...A rank holder and a brilliant speaker">{{cite news|title = ...A rank holder & brilliant speaker|work = [[The Times of India]]|date = 6 July 2007|accessdate =6 July 2007|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-06/india/27993805_1_kafeel-ahmed-cet-cell-university-bdt-college|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020082432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-06/india/27993805_1_kafeel-ahmed-cet-cell-university-bdt-college|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 October 2012}}</ref> was an aeronautical engineer and one of two terrorists behind the [[2007 UK terrorist incidents]]. He died of injuries sustained in the second of these incidents, [[Glasgow Airport attack|a vehicle-ramming attack]] at [[Glasgow Airport]].

==Biography==
Ahmed was an [[Indian Muslim]] born in [[Bangalore]], India and raised in [[Saudi Arabia]] during his doctor parents' tenure there.<ref name="Ties that bind terror car bomb suspects">{{cite news|title = Ties that bind terror car bomb suspects |work = [[The Daily Telegraph]]|date = 5 July 2007|accessdate =5 July 2007|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/05/nterror205.xml |archive-url = https://archive.today/20080605030136/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/05/nterror205.xml |url-status = dead |archive-date = 5 June 2008 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Pierce}}</ref> His brother is [[Sabeel Ahmed]], who was also arrested in the aftermath of the attack.<ref name="Ties that bind terror car bomb suspects"/> A suicide note left behind indicates that the passenger of the vehicle, [[Bilal Abdullah]], and himself, intended to die in the attack.<ref name="Glasgow suspects left suicide note">{{cite news|title = Glasgow suspects left suicide note|work = The Australian|date = 6 July 2007|accessdate = 6 July 2007|url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,22026060-601,00.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090625180228/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C20867%2C22026060-601%2C00.html|archive-date = 25 June 2009|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Mobile phone records have shown that, during his 2005–2007 stay in India, Ahmed had frequent communications with Malta, the UK, Finland, Saudi Arabia and Oman.<ref name="Glasgow airport bomber communicated with Malta">{{cite news|title =Glasgow airport bomber communicated with Malta|publisher= Malta Media|date = 15 July 2007|accessdate =15 July 2007|url = http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/local/article_2684.shtml}}</ref> In May 2007, prior to departing to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] from his native [[Bangalore]], he entrusted his mother with the [[hard drive]] of his computer, which he said contained some important information on his "project." The drive was handed over to police for analysis.<ref name="'Secret data' found on Kafeel's hard disk">{{cite news|title = 'Secret data' found on Kafeel's hard disk|work = [[The Times of India]]|date = 10 July 2007|accessdate =10 July 2007|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27977928_1_kafeel-ahmed-hard-disk-glasgow-airport|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020082454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27977928_1_kafeel-ahmed-hard-disk-glasgow-airport|url-status = dead|archive-date = 20 October 2012}}</ref> It was revealed that the drive contained speeches by al-Qaeda leader [[Osama bin Laden]], propaganda against the United Kingdom and the United States,<ref name="Bin Laden speeches found in Kafeel Ahmed's house in Bangalore ">{{cite news|title=Bin Laden speeches found in Kafeel Ahmed's house in Bangalore = Internationalreporter.com |date=10 July 2007 |accessdate=10 July 2007 |url=http://internationalreporter.com/News-2370/Bin-Laden-speeches-found-in-Kafeel-Ahmed%E2%80%99s-house-in-Bangalore.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705125737/http://www.internationalreporter.com/News-2370/Bin-Laden-speeches-found-in-Kafeel-Ahmed%E2%80%99s-house-in-Bangalore.html |archivedate= 5 July 2008 }}</ref> some [[jihadist]] literature and the plight of the [[Muslims]] in [[Iraq]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Chechnya]]. It transpired that Ahmed attentively followed campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], and frequented Islamist chat rooms on the [[internet]]. Digital material found included graphic depictions of real-life occurrences of torture in Chechnya, and hundreds of bomb designs from the [[internet]].<ref name="Glimpses into the mind of suicide-bomber ">{{cite news|title = Glimpses into the mind of suicide-bomber |work = [[The Hindu]]|date = 14 July 2007|accessdate =14 July 2007|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/14/stories/2007071450030100.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070716041640/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/14/stories/2007071450030100.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 16 July 2007}}</ref>

According to police sources, Ahmed was an engineer pursuing a [[PhD]] in [[computational fluid dynamics]] at [[Anglia Ruskin University]], in the UK, on the topic of "Computational Approach to Ink-jet Printing of Tactile Maps." He would have earned a bachelor of mechanical engineering from India, and an [[Master of Philosophy|M.Phil.]] degree in aeronautical engineering from [[Queen's University Belfast]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6278858.stm | accessdate =7 July 2007 | work=BBC News | title=NI police aid MI5 on airport case | date=6 July 2007}}</ref> As an aeronautics engineer, Ahmed worked from December 2005 to August 2006 for [[Cyient|Infotech]], an Indian outsourcing company servicing clients such as [[Airbus]] and [[Boeing]], before resigning abruptly.<ref name="Glasgow suspect worked for blue chip company">{{cite news|title = Glasgow suspect worked for blue chip company|work = [[TimesOnline]]|date = 10 July 2007|accessdate =10 July 2007|url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article2054167.ece | location=London | first=Ashling | last=Oconnor}}</ref> It is possible that he had access to sensitive design information about various aviation companies.<ref name="New twist to Kafeel probe">{{cite news|title=New twist to Kafeel probe |publisher=TimeNOW.tv |date=10 July 2007 |accessdate=10 July 2007 |url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Sections/News/New_twist_to_Kafeel_probe/articleshow/2191515.cms |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713230923/http://www.timesnow.tv/Sections/News/New_twist_to_Kafeel_probe/articleshow/2191515.cms |archivedate=13 July 2007 }}</ref> He was often mistakenly referred to as a medical doctor in news reports following the terrorist incidents.<ref name="Glasgow Airport attack man dies">{{cite news|title = Glasgow Airport attack man dies|work = [[BBC News]]|date = 2 August 2007|accessdate =2 August 2007|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6928854.stm}}</ref>

Ahmed might have been in the UK as early as September 2003. He is believed to have organised a [[Chechnya]] Day Meeting in his native city of Bangalore, in February 2006.<ref name="Police joining the dots: Kafeel held Chechnya meet in Bangalore, the Net has fingerprints">{{cite news|title = Police joining the dots: Kafeel held Chechnya meet in Bangalore, the Net has fingerprints |work = [[The Indian Express]]|date = 5 July 2007|accessdate =5 July 2007|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/05/nterror205.xml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080605030136/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/05/nterror205.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2008 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Pierce}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Tablighi Jamaat]] missionary sect.<ref name="Sabeel, Kafeel had joined Tabligi Jamaat: Bangalore police">{{cite news|title = Sabeel, Kafeel had joined Tabligi Jamaat: Bangalore police|work = [[Hindustan Times]]|date = 6 July 2007|accessdate =6 July 2007|url =http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=0e3a36c1-06ca-40dd-a1d3-5ed87ac5e93dindiandocsinukterrorplot_Special&&Headline=Sabeel%2c+Kafeel+had+joined+Tabligi+Jamaat%3a+Bangalore+police}}</ref>

==2007 terrorist incidents==
{{main|2007 UK terrorist incidents|2007 London car bombs|Glasgow Airport attack}}
Ahmed and [[Bilal Abdullah]] were identified as the men who planted [[car bomb]]s in [[London]] on 29 June 2007 and attempted an attack at [[Glasgow Airport]] the next day. Ahmed was arrested by Strathclyde Police (Scotland) in the aftermath of the latter incident and was hospitalised at the [[Glasgow Royal Infirmary]] in critical condition. He had suffered burns to 90% of his body and was not expected to survive—he had already been revived twice by 4 July.<ref name="Ringleader 'Al-Qaeda sleeper'">{{cite news|title = Ringleader 'Al-Qaeda sleeper'|publisher = CourierMail.com.au|date = 4 July 2007|accessdate =4 July 2007|url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22020874-952,00.html | first=Paul | last=Kent}}</ref> ''The Sun'' reported Britain's National Health Service was paying over £5,000 a day to keep him alive, while security sources said this amount reaches £30,000 when security costs are included.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

A [[Rediff]] news report reveals that Ahmed was planning on constructing a housing complex on the outskirts of [[Bangalore]], where Islamic [[Sharia]] law would be forcibly implemented on residents, despite India's secular constitution and separation of religion and state. In January 2007, Kafeel had disrupted a meeting organised by a Bangalore-based organisation to discuss reform in Islam{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}. Prior to the [[Glasgow]] attack, he had visited numerous [[Islamist]] websites, including that of the [[Jamaat al Dawa al Quran|Jamaat al Dawa]], the parent organisation of [[Islamic terrorist]] group [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]].<ref>[http://ia.rediff.com/news/2007/jul/16glasgow5.htm Kafeel's dream was to build housing complex where Sharia would rule], Rediff</ref>{{RS|date=September 2017}}

Investigations are being carried out to unearth Ahmed's possible involvement with the deadly [[2005 Indian Institute of Science shooting]], an attack with unknown suspects that are still at large.<ref name="Bangalore terror link puts IISc attack under scanner">{{cite news|title =Bangalore terror link puts IISc attack under scanner = ibnlive.com|date = 10 July 2007|accessdate =10 July 2007|url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangalore-terror-link-puts-iisc-attack-under-scanner/44429-3.html}}</ref>

==Death==
On 2 August 2007, Strathclyde Police reported that Ahmed had died in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.<ref name="Glasgow Airport attack man dies"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.theguardian.com/worldlatest/story/0,,-6755255,00.html British Terror Probe Focuses on Doctors]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705185750/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/03/nterror1803.xml Glasgow bombers 'also behind London attacks']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415044239/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23402861-details/Police+track+bomb+plotters+by+email+across+the+world/article.do NHS terror plot: police investigate global email network used by 'bombers']

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:June 2007 UK terrorist incidents]]
[[Category:Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University]]
[[Category:Alumni of Queen's University Belfast]]
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Indian Islamists]]
[[Category:People from Bangalore]]

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