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Apr 24, 2008 7:40 pm US/Eastern

Accused Terrorist Reaches Out From Grave On Video

Mohammed Khan, Thought To Big Part Of 2005 Killing Of 52 Londoners, Made Farewell Tape For Daughter In '04

NEW YORK (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 2: Mohammed Sidique Khan, one of the four men suspected of executing suicide attacks in London on July 7, 2005, made a farewell video for his daughter.
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It is a final farewell from a terrorist.

One of the men believed to be behind the London subway bombings is being seen again – in a home video.

On July 7, 2005, 52 Londoners, most of them on their way to work, were killed by a series of bombs that went off aboard three subway trains and on a bus.

Prosecutors say one of the bombs was carried by Mohammed Sidique Khan, a British man born to Pakistani parents.

But unlike those innocent commuters, they say Khan knew he would die that day, and prepared for it by videotaping a goodbye to his infant daughter.

"Sweetheart, not long to go now, and I'm going to really, really miss you a lot," Khan says on the video.

The video represents a stunning juxtaposition. The man we see offering a tender farewell to his daughter is also believed to be a murderer. Prosecutors say Khan was one of four suicide bombers who struck on that fateful morning nearly three years ago.

"I just wish I could have been part of your life, especially these growing up. These next months, they're really special," Khan says.

On Thursday the tape was played publicly for the first time. According to investigators, Khan recorded it in November 2004 before traveling to Pakistan and Afghanistan to join the jihad, which he did not expect to survive.

Instead, prosecutors say, he used the trip to help plan the London attack.

"I am doing what I'm doing for the sake of Islam, not ... for materialistic or worldly benefits," Khan said. "I absolutely love you to bits. And you've been the happiest thing in my life -- you and your mum. I don't know what else to say."

The tape was entered into evidence at the London trial of three men accused of helping the bombers plan and execute their attack. The three admit knowing the men, but claim they were just acquaintances.

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