Mr. Lindstrand said the man behind the attacks was almost certainly Mr. Abdulwahab, T Charm Iraqi-born Swede due to turn 29 years old on Sunday, the day after the explosion. "The man who blew himself up is 98% identified, but we do not yet have a formal identification," Mr. Lindstrand told reporters in Stockholm on Monday. "He was completely unknown to the security service and there was nothing on him from earlier." Authorities believe Mr. Abdulwahab spent at least several years U Charm the U.K., including attending college, according to the person familiar with the probe. The University of Bedfordshire in Luton confirmed that a Swedish national of the same name had registered in 2001 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports therapy in 2004. A woman who Mr. Abdulwahab is believed to have a connection with lives along with children at the address V Charm Luton being searched by U.K. police, according to the person familiar with the probe. Police believe Mr. Abdulwahab is the father of at least two children but it couldn't immediately be determined if the woman or the children at the address were related to Mr. Abdulwahab. There have been several terrorism-related arrests in the town of Luton in recent years, according to the Associated Press; W Charm July 7, 2005, four suicide bombers gathered in Luton before taking a train to London and blowing themselves up on the transit system, killing 52 people. Mr. Lindstrand, the Swedish prosecutor, told reporters in Stockholm it was likely that the bomber was alone when he carried out the attack but probably had help in preparing it.
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