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Seven held as police raid mosque
The Daily Telegraph (England), Jan. 20, 2003
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/
Seven people are in custody after anti-terrorist officers raided a mosque where the radical cleric to expel the controversial cleric as an agent of the mosque because of his “inflammatory and highly political” speeches at prayer meetings.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The Metropolitan Police is aware of the sensitivity of such an operation but evidence gathered during recent counter-terrorist investigations in London and elsewhere has uncovered links between the premises and suspected terrorist activity.
“Such evidence has made this operation absolutely necessary at this time.”
Police wanted to make clear that the raid was not against the mosque itself or those who went there to pray, but that it had targeted specific terrorist suspects, the spokesman stressed.
He continued: “The operation is part of ongoing and extensive inquiries by the Metropolitan Police’s Anti-Terrorist Branch into alleged terrorist activity in London and elsewhere in the UK.”
Police had not entered those parts of the mosque used for prayer, taking “every step possible to show respect for the Muslim faith”.
David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, said that the operation had his “complete support”, adding: “We must take firm action to investigate, and if necessary deal with, any potential threat to public safety without fear or favour.”
Ann Heyno, 60, a local councillor, said: “It’s very, very frightening if you think about it. It makes me feel very anxious.
“This mosque has been the centre of quite a lot of local interest and concern. People thought it was only a matter of time before something happened here but I was shocked to hear about what has happened this morning.”
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