The last days of a suicide bomber

He was the father of two small children and lived an ordinary life in a drab English town. Most of his family, originally from Iraq, had settled peacefully in Sweden. But unknown to any of them, Taimour Abdulwahab had embraced jihad - and was planning to blow himself up among Christmas shoppers in the Swedish capital.

Abdulwahab's last steps and contacts offer further evidence that "the lone wolf" terrorist is very difficult to identify. But they also show that - even with training - the lone suicide-bomber faces serious challenges in carrying out an attack.



Abdulwahab flew to Sweden from Luton, England on November 19 last year - on the last stage of a journey to his own death. He went to stay with his family in Tranas, a quiet town known for its golf and fishing set amid rolling hills some 100 miles from Stockholm. He spent the next few days with his sister and parents at the family apartment.     Read Here