A survivor of the 7/7 terror attacks that killed 52 people and injured 700 has told the father of one suicide bomber that she forgives his son.
Lisa French, 44, sat opposite Mahmood Hussain and said she 'felt sorry' for suicide bomber Hasib Hussain who blew up the bus she was on.
The 18-year-old's bomb killed 13 people on the number 30 bus on July 7, 2005.
Lisa French, 44, sat opposite Mahmood Hussain and said she 'felt sorry' for bus suicide bomber Hasib Hussain. The pair hugged as they met in Leeds
During an interview with the Mirror , she told Mahmood: 'Even though he tried to kill me, over the years I have come to realise I have forgiven your son for what he did to me'
And Ms French even said she noticed him as he boarded the bus at Tavistock Square in London on her morning commute.
She thought he seemed polite for taking off his rucksack as he stepped on to the packed bus.
Hasib Hussain detonated a bomb on the Number 30 bus in Tavistock Square, London
During an interview with the Mirror, she told Mahmood: 'Even though he tried to kill me, over the years I have come to realise I have forgiven your son for what he did to me.'
She told Mahmood she had wanted to meet with him so he knew that at least one person who was on the bus didn't blame his family.
She added: 'I feel sorry for your son and how desperate he must have felt that day to do what he did.'
Mahmood, 64, said: 'My heart is broken. I just walk around like a skeleton. There is no place for terrorism in this country, the best country on Earth.'
He told Ms French how he would have broken his son's legs to stop him from going to London if he had known what he was planning.
The bomb he set off killed 13 people. His bomb was the fourth of the morning on July 7, 2005. Pictured is Hasib Hussain (top row, centre)
Three other bombs were set off on London Underground trains within 50 seconds of each other at 8.49am
During morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, three bombs were detonated on London Underground trains at 8.49am within 50 seconds of each other.
Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30, killed six after he set off his bomb at leaving Edgware Road Tube station.
Shehzad Tanweer, 22, then
