Indian engineer suspected in UK terror plot worked in aviation

BANGALORE (AP) - An Indian suspect in the failed terror attack on Scotland's busiest airport once worked as an aeronautical engineer, an official said Tuesday, as an Australian investigator traveled to India to expand the British terror inquiry.

Kafeel Ahmed, 27, is in a Scottish hospital with burns suffered after allegedly crashing a Jeep Cherokee into the Glasgow airport on June 30, a day after police found two unexploded car bombs in central London.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Ahmed worked in Bangalore as an aeronautical engineer for Infotech Enterprises, a large outsourcing firm, from December 2005 to August 2006, said company spokesman K.S. Susindar.

Infotech works with some of the biggest companies in aviation, including Boeing and Airbus, among others _ possibly giving Ahmed access to sensitive design information from the companies.

Susindar declined to comment on whether Ahmed had access to design secrets or what projects he worked on.

"He was a sincere employee and from what I can gather he gave no problems whatsoever," said Susindar.

Sabeel Ahmed, 26, Kafeel's brother, is being held in Liverpool as a suspect in the terror plot. Sabeel, who worked as a doctor, and Kafeel are among eight people held in the case.

A third Indian, Mohammad Haneef, is being held in Australia for questioning.

Meanwhile, an Australian federal police agent traveled to India to continue the investigation, said a spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police, speaking on a condition of anonymity in line with agency policy.

She would not say where the officer went in India, but she said the officer would be working with Indian officials.