UK: Offer of jihad course leads to trial

International Herald Tribune ^ | July 10 2002 | T.R. Reid

[knighthawk]

British link firearms training to preparation for terrorism

LONDON Sakina Security Services offered its customers "serious firearms training" at gun ranges in the United States. The London firm said this was a case of finding a profitable business niche in a nation where guns are hard to get.

In a criminal trial that began Tuesday in London's Old Bailey courthouse, the prosecutor, Mark Ellison, said that Sakina was seeking to "assist or prepare for terrorism" when it offered the two-week American course in firearms.

Sakina labeled its course "The Ultimate Jihad Challenge." Accordingly, Ellison called on the jury to convict Sakina's owner, Sulayman Balal Zain-ul-abidin, on charges of "inviting others to undergo instructional training in the use of firearms" for use in terrorism.

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[knighthawk]

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[facedown]

The course reportedly offered instruction in "the art of bone-breaking" and ways to "improvise explosive devices," as well a the chance to fire up to 3,000 practice rounds on the gun range.

Lovely.

[Post Toasties]

I don't see a problem with denying Muslims who have a record of speaking out against the West any access to training in or ownership of potentially lethal devices or weapons.

[knighthawk]

This makes me wonder if the anti-gun lobby, who usualy are liberal arab-huggers, will also try to forbid the potential terrorists to own guns?

[Rollee]

I don't see a problem with denying Muslims entry into this country for any reason whatsoever. I also don't see a problem with deporting the ones that are here for any reason whatsoever. Send them all back to the hellholes from which they came.