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Britain Arrests More Islamist Suspects after Top Preacher Held
2014-09-27
[AnNahar] British police on Friday said they had tossed in the clink
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
two more suspects in an investigation into "Islamist-related terrorism", a day after nine were detained including a top radical preacher.

The two men "were arrested in the early hours of this morning in a vehicle on the M6 motorway," which runs between central and northern England, police said in a statement.

One of them, aged 33, was arrested for "encouraging terrorism" and "being a member of a proscribed organization", while the other, 42, was held for "assisting an offender".

"These arrests and searches are part of an ongoing investigation into Islamist-related terrorism and are not in response to any immediate public safety risk," police said.

The nine arrested on Thursday are also suspected of links to a banned
...the word banned seems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all...
organization
, reportedly the turban Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun.

It was co-founded by one of the detained, Anjem Choudary, who is regularly quoted in British tabloids for his controversial views on Islam and the Middle East.

Choudary, a 47-year-old former lawyer, is also known for staging an anti-West march through the town of Wootton Bassett at a time when it was known for honouring British soldiers killed in Afghanistan as the coffins returned home.

Al-Muhajiroun has had a string of different incarnations over the years and aims to overthrow the British government and establish a global Islamic caliphate, according to the London-based International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  "And, Mr. Choudary, we hope you enjoyed that nice 'granola bar' we gave you. Don't worry about the indigestion or the fact that you now seem to be transmitting signals of some sort."
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2014-09-27 22:17  

#1  "We would like to thank Mr. Choudary for information leading to the arrests of these Islamist militants and look forward to his promised continued cooperation"
Posted by: Frank G   2014-09-27 12:30  

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