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Clerics & Preachers
‘Serious blunder’ led to missed chances to stop Rochdale imam’s murder, inquiry finds Mohammed Kadir, who murdered Jalal Uddin in 2016, was known to counter-terrorism police and had been identified as a person of high risk and significant concern. But action was not taken to investigate him.
(Sky News) A “serious blunder” by officials meant they failed to disrupt a murder plot against an imam by Islamic State (IS) extremists, an inquiry has found. Father-of-seven Jalal Uddin, 71, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in Rochdale in February […]
Government & Politics
Iran denies involvement in alleged terror plot against Israel’s UK embassy Five Iranian nationals were arrested on Saturday over a suspected plan to attack 'a specific premises.'
(Euronews) Iran has denied any involvement in an alleged terror plot against Israel’s embassy in London, following the arrest of five Iranian nationals on Saturday. Four of the men who were arrested in counter-terrorism raids across England over the weekend are still […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Fire boss apologises for delayed response
(BBC) A senior fire officer has apologised to bereaved families for what he described as a “woeful and unacceptable” response to the Manchester Arena bombing. Assistant county fire officer David Keelan said the service was sorry it took crews more than two […]