Would-be suicide bomber at airport 'not a terrorist'

A WOULD-BE suicide bomber who caused mayhem at Gatwick Airport when a hand grenade was found in his luggage during a routine customs search was yesterday remanded in custody pending a psychiatric report.

But the Old Bailey was told that Hazil Rahaman-Alan, 39, was not a terrorist and had suffered from depression. Nor could his grenade explode as the detonator was missing, the court heard.

Yet its discovery evacuated and closed down the airport's busy North Terminal for six hours on February 13, said Nicholas Dean QC, prosecuting.