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Cleric not visiting UK
 A controversial Muslim cleric who is banned from entering the US has not been invited to speak in the UK, London mayor Ken Livingstone has said. British media reported that Yusuf al Qaradawi was due address a Muslim conference in Manchester later this month. The 79-year-old Egyptian sparked controversy when he said Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel could be justified as "a weapon of last resort".But Mr Livingstone said Mr al Qaradawi had not been invited to the meeting and media reports were incorrect. "He has received no invitation to come to London," said Mr Livingstone. "It is not unusual for people to to call a public meeting and stick their names on a leaflet to guarantee a better turnout." Mr Livingstone said he had spoken to Mr al Qaradawi's office and "not only is he not coming but he was not aware he had been invited". He also qualified Mr al Qaradawi's position on suicide bombers, saying the cleric had justified the attacks in Israel but had condemned the London bombings as "evil acts". That's right Ken, suicide bombing's ok unless it's in your own back yard. Don't try and play Churchill with us when the tube gets bombed you utter f*cking c*nt. Posted by: Howard UK 2005-07-19 |
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