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Anti-Terror Police Raid London Mosque (Finsbury park)
BBC News ^
| 01/20/2003
Posted on 01/19/2003 7:25:24 PM PST by HennepinPrisoner
Police have raided Finsbury Park mosque in north London, arresting a number of people. The mosque has attracted controversy over its connection with radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza.
Mr Hamza, who preaches at the mosque, faces exclusion as an agent of the North London Central Mosque trust because of "inflammatory and highly political" speeches at prayers.
Scotland Yard said the raid was carried out at 0200 GMT on Monday by police officers with search warrants issued under the Terrorism Act 2000.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: religionofpeace; terrorism
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Comment #41 Removed by Moderator
To: Travis McGee
Funny caption! Hahahhaha.
42
posted on
01/19/2003 8:32:46 PM PST
by
dennisw
(http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
If I ran into him, I would rip the bastard's other arm off. The bastard's other arm has already been ripped off. Also, he has only one eye. These are his trophies after stepping on a landmine in Afganistan.
43
posted on
01/19/2003 8:34:00 PM PST
by
balls
Comment #44 Removed by Moderator
To: HennepinPrisoner; All
Anti-terror police raid mosque
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-terrorist police have raided a London mosque, home to one of the country's most outspoken Muslim clerics, and arrested an unspecified number of people there, Scotland Yard has said.
"A number of people who were residing at the mosque were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 and are being taken to a central London police station," Scotland Yard police said in a statement.
Officers raided the Finsbury Park mosque and two adjacent buildings in north London at 2 a.m. on Monday as part of a pre-planned intelligence operation, police said.
There were no further details of the arrests given and the operation was said to be still under way.
The mosque is the base of Abu Hamza al-Masri, leader of the group Supporters of Sharia (Islamic law).
Egyptian-born Masri has become Britain's most notorious Muslim cleric due to his praise for Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, blamed for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, and his outspoken criticism of Western foreign policy.
Police did not say whether Masri was among those arrested.
The Charity Commission has threatened to evict Masri from the mosque claiming he has abused his position by preaching "inflammatory and highly political" speeches.
The mosque is a registered charity, which gives the Charity Commission the right to intervene in its affairs if it believes it is being used for political purposes.
The commission has given Masri until Monday night to answer its charge that he has brought the name and reputation of the mosque's governing charity into disrepute.
Masri said his lawyers had taken steps to ensure he could continue to preach at the mosque, where several Muslims previously arrested under terrorism legislation are known to have worshipped.
The government and police have said that, while they keep an eye on Masri's activities, they are powerless to curb him because of the mosque's charitable status.
Moderate Muslim groups dismiss Masri and others such as al-Muhajiroun's founder, Syrian-born Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad, as fringe voices and accuse the media of giving radical groups too much attention.
Britain has arrested about 200 terror suspects since the September 11 attacks, with most of those detained said to be north African and mainly Algerian. Many have been released without charge though the number held has surged since November.
The country's most senior policeman said on Sunday anti-terror police were watching a "large number of people" and said they intended to make further arrests.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:35:00 PM PST
by
aculeus
To: SandfleaCSC
"So, I'm guessing Hamza didn't go down in a blaze of jihadi glory..."Too bad.
I guess he's not quite ready to "take one for the team".
46
posted on
01/19/2003 8:35:51 PM PST
by
dogbrain
(Get ISLIME out of the USA)
To: dennisw
Not funny for "infidel" girls captured by muslims in Indonesia, who are held down and you know what with razor blades.
47
posted on
01/19/2003 8:37:10 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(WAR SOLVED HITLER!)
To: HennepinPrisoner
It would appear that at least some police forces are starting to realize the gravity of this situation.
48
posted on
01/19/2003 8:38:53 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Memetic Engineer in training.)
To: Travis McGee
Another reason to really really hate Islamikazes. Hey! Want to deliver some tasty Chiccharones to the local mosques? :-)
49
posted on
01/19/2003 8:41:12 PM PST
by
CARepubGal
(Vegetarian meaneth bad hunter (from Ren Faire))
To: Travis McGee
Yeah. It's not so funny. I should have said it in a different way.
50
posted on
01/19/2003 8:43:19 PM PST
by
dennisw
(http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
To: SandfleaCSC
Oh, no that blaze of glory stuff is for the "useful idiots" he controls.
51
posted on
01/19/2003 8:46:28 PM PST
by
Let's Roll
(Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.)
To: HennepinPrisoner
Finsbury Park Mosque
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:46:32 PM PST
by
Consort
(Was Jimer.)
To: dennisw
No problem DW.
53
posted on
01/19/2003 8:47:20 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(***PACIFISTS ARE THE PARASITES OF FREEDOM***)
To: Badabing Badaboom
I think he (the Algerian Jihadist) was in plastic tie "handcuffs" and somehow got out of them.
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posted on
01/19/2003 8:48:01 PM PST
by
dennisw
(http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php)
To: balls
The bastard's other arm has already been ripped off. Also, he has only one eye. These are his trophies after stepping on a landmine in Afganistan. OK then. I'm sure there are other body parts available.
To: dennisw
Yeah. It's not so funny. I should have said it in a different way. How's-about this. Rip the claw arm from that savage sub-human bast*rd and shove it into his anus, and use it to rip out his bastd*rd heart. Then feed it to the dogs. Then dump his carcass into an open sewer.
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
PS: Yes. It's time the entire civilized world came to a reconing with these sub-humans.
To: Consort
Good site for a bomb crater.
To: joesnuffy
The USA could follow their example We should, but we won't. Raiding mosques is just about the most politically incorrect thing imaginable. CAIR and the ACLU would put on the pressure, and we'd cave in.
59
posted on
01/19/2003 9:24:09 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: HennepinPrisoner
He's one ugly dude.
60
posted on
01/19/2003 9:24:45 PM PST
by
csvset
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