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A London-based Muslim cleric was arrested by anti-terrorist officers on Monday amid allegations that he urged Muslims to kill Jews and non-believers, police sources said. Abdullah el-Faisal, 38, was seized by Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch officers in a dawn raid at his home in east London on Monday. Born in Jamaica and a convert to Islam, he had been touring Britain urging followers to kill Jews and non-believers, police said. Members of parliament had called for action to be taken against the cleric after it was reported that video tapes carrying his message were on sale in Islamic bookshops in ...

Note: The following text is a quote: March 08, 2010 Los Angeles-area man sentenced to more than 18 years for soliciting murder of ICE informant LOS ANGELES - A Sherman Oaks, Calif., man was sentenced this morning to 217 months in federal prison Monday for his role in a bank fraud scheme and a related plot in which he attempted to hire a hit man to murder a witness who was prepared to testify against him in the fraud case. Pavel Valkovich, 28, was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy Anderson, who told the defendant: "You're your own worst...

Feb. 24, 2003 London cleric convicted for soliciting murder in sermons By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Muslim cleric who allegedly urged followers to kill "nonbelievers" was convicted Monday of soliciting murder. A jury at the Old Bailey found Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal guilty of three charges of soliciting murder, and three charges of incitement of racial hatred. Sentencing was set for March 7. El-Faisal, 39, denied encouraging anyone to commit murder, making threatening or abusive tape recordings and stirring up racial hatred. Prosecutors said el-Faisal preached across Britain and sold Arabic-language tapes of his speeches in specialist shops. They said his...