Tahir Hussain, 33, a taxi driver who lives nearby, said: I used to see him around often. He didnt say much but seemed nice. I used to see him walking with his kids.
I was shocked when I heard what happened because I never thought he could do such a thing.
Mr Hussain said that the couple had been living there for a year and that Abdulwahab used to go to Friday prayers at the Islamic Centre in Luton.
The bomber had recently advertised on a Muslim dating site for a second wife, saying he was looking for a lady 25-30 who lives in UK for marriage. The site, Muslima.com, said he was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and moved to Sweden in 1992 and then to Britain in 2001 to study for a degree in physical therapy, marrying in 2004.
On his Facebook page, he included a group called Yawm al-Qiyaamah, meaning Day of Judgment, that featured a montage of Tower Bridge in flames.
Reports from Sweden said Abdulwahab was shouting in Arabic and carrying six pipebombs, one of which exploded, along with a rucksack full of nails and explosives.
A paramedic said the bomber had no injuries to the face or body in general but looked as if he had been carrying something that exploded in his stomach. One witness said the bomber had worked as a sandwich board advertiser in the Drottninggatan shopping area.
Carl Bildt, the Swedish foreign minister, said it was a most worrying attempt at a terrorist attack, adding that it failed but could have been truly catastrophic. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, said: The Swedish government have indicated they believe this was a terrorist attack. We will be talking to them about the details of that attack.
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