Reports: 4 UK bomb suspects held

Friday, July 29, 2005; Posted: 2:55 p.m. EDT (18:55 GMT)
CNN.com

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- All four men suspected of planting failed bombs on London's transit system on July 21 are now in custody, according to sources in London and Rome.

Two suspects were picked up Friday during a raid at a government-subsidized apartment building in west London, sources close to the investigation told CNN.

One of the men arrested at the Dalgarno Gardens apartment building identified himself as Muktar Said Ibrahim and the other man identified himself as Ramzi Muhammed, said Peter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch.

British police said Ibrahim is suspected of planting a backpack bomb on a double-decker bus in Hackney, east London, on July 21.

Speaking at a news conference Clarke also confirmed a report from Italy's Interior Ministry that another suspected bomber was arrested in Rome Friday. Italian authorities identified him as Osman Hussain, a Somali with British residency, but Clarke named him as Hussain Osman.