7/7 bombers had explosives to use against the police

THE four 7/7 suicide attackers made smaller bombs they could have thrown at police if they had been stopped before carrying out their plot, the July 7 inquest heard.

The main devices used in the attacks contained several kilos of homemade high explosives created from a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and pepper and were detonated by a 9-volt battery.

When police raided the plotters’ main bomb factory at 18 Alexandra Grove in Leeds five days after the attacks, they found equipment and chemicals scattered everywhere.