A BATLEY man suspected to have been the mastermind behind the London suicide bombings has been arrested.

Haroon Rashid Aswat, from Warwick Street, was detained last week in Zambia and is being held for his alleged role in setting up a terror camp in Oregon, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Aswat had reportedly been in London for two weeks before the attack and had apparently fled just hours before the explosions.

He also made 20 calls to two of the four suicide bombers.