Hamara Youth Access Point

The Hamara Youth Access Point (Hyap) is a drop-in centre for teens in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, operated by the , an Islamic charity partly funded by the UK government. The drop-in centre was frequented by several of the suspects in the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

2005 controversy[]

In 2005, police searched the premises and confiscated items such as computer hard drives for forensic investigation ^[1] Both Shehzad Tanweer, 22, and Hasib Hussain, 19, who have since been proven to be suicide bombers, frequented Hyap, according to police.^[2] The Leeds teacher Mohammed Sadique Khan, 30, also identified by police as a suicide bomber, acted as a mentor to youths at the centre.^{[citation needed]}

The centre is directly across the street from a mosque,^[where?] and it is said that a request that Khan and others should stop having political activities in the mosque, including community meetings opposed to UK policy in Iraq, but they then moved them to the centre.^{[citation needed]}

The Hyap's status permitted it to apply for grants from the UK government for various program monies totalling more than £1 million.^[3]

References[]

• Jenkins, Russell (16 July 2005). "Killers may have been recruited at youth centre". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
• Armstrong, Jeremy (19 July 2005). "Propaganda shop -- funded by lottery cash". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005.