A total failure at school, he'd turned to petty crime – housebreaking, drugs, cars, nothing violent – and employment had been hard to find. Then someone evil radicalised him, promised him purpose in life and eternal paradise.
He was given instructions for the bomb: some basic chemicals, a large bag of nails and a cheap pay-as-you-go mobile. Set it to explode at the exit as the crowd left the football match that night; plant it just after they'd all gone in.
The bomb blew him up at precisely 20.00 hours. At school, he'd never really got to grips with the 24-hour clock.
He was given instructions for the bomb: some basic chemicals, a large bag of nails and a cheap pay-as-you-go mobile. Set it to explode at the exit as the crowd left the football match that night; plant it just after they'd all gone in.
The bomb blew him up at precisely 20.00 hours. At school, he'd never really got to grips with the 24-hour clock.
