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Here's every way the London Tube bomber tried to cover his tracks - and failed

Here's every way the London Tube bomber tried to cover his tracks - and failed

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Metropolitan Police

Ahmed Hassan in disguise on a train.

On September 16, 2017, Ahmed Hassan was arrested by police officers in Dover, in southern England.

Less than 24 hours before, a bomb had partially detonated on the London Underground, injuring 30 people.It had been Hassan who planted the bomb - and he was apprehended as he was waiting to board a ferry to flee the country. 

On Friday, the 18-year-old was found guilty of attempted murder.

In the aftermath of the verdict, the Metropolitan Police released a video explaining his attempts to evade capture in the aftermath of the attack, from destroying his SIM card to a series of disguises - and how investigators managed to track him down anyway.

Here's what he tried, and how the police managed to find him:

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