1. Standing 10 feet away from Khan who was sitting, and who therefore must have had the rucksack in front of him to have reached in as Danny Biddle describes:
"People carry rucksacks on the Underground every day, so Khan didn't look out of place at all. He was sitting by the first door of the train and I was standing about 10ft away. I noticed him reaching into his bag and he didn't say or do anything. He wasn't agitated or fidgety, he was very calm. He looked at me and looked around the carriage. Then he pulled some sort of cord."
2. Standing right next to Khan, apparently not 10 feet away at all:
"That morning I got on the front of the train, which was closest to the stairs, and stood next to the bomber, Mohammad Sidique Khan. I looked at him, as you do. He seemed quite calm. Nothing, in retrospect, made me think: "This guy's got a bomb." He looked at me, and as he did so he put his hand inside his rucksack, looked at me again, looked away, and pulled back his hand."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1891957,00.html
3. Stood extremely close to Khan, who is NOT sitting but standing and now has the rucksack on his back:
"He should never have been on the Circle Line train, but he took it because he was late. It was crowded and he found himself in the front, wedged in among the other commuters. Among them was Mohammad Siddique Khan, who had a rucksack on his back. Khan appeared calm, according to Danny. 'We looked at each other, as you do. He put his hand inside the rucksack. Then he looked away and he pulled back his hand.'"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,,1697438,00.html
It can be inferred that there is no definitive account from Danny Biddle. His position and Khan's position in the train seem to alter each time he tells his story.
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