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Union flag set alight at mosque
By Justin Davenport Crime Correspondent
2 April 2004
Muslim extremists burnt the Union flag outside a London mosque today.
The demonstration comes as nine British Muslims are still being questioned by anti-terror police at Paddington Green after raids across the South East this week. Meanwhile, radical cleric Abu Hamza condemned the Prime Minister in front of 150 supporters at Finsbury Park. He said Britain's Muslim leaders were "hypocrites" for calling on community leaders to guard against terrorists and accused them of conspiracy with Mr Blair to win votes.
Watched by uniformed police officers, Abu Hamza held his usual Friday prayers on the pavementoutside north London's Finsbury Park mosque. The sermon ended peacefully after 45 minutes and all of Hamza's followers left without speaking to the press whom they were told were part of the conspiracy that spread lies.
At Regent's Park, al-Muhajiroun's spokesman Abdul Rehman Saleem said: "There is nothing that me and you or the British services or the Government can do about stopping an attack in this country. There is nothing Tony Blair, this liar, can do to stop al Qaeda. There is nothing that MI5 or MI6 can do to stop al Qaeda from bombing London.
"That is the reality and the only person to blame is Tony Blair himself. They warned him in Madrid - pull your troops out and we will not bomb you. They did not listen. They gave them bloodshed in Madrid.
"They warned them in New York - stop the terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq. They did not listen. They gave them bloodshed in New York. Now Tony Blair has been warned."
Al-Muhajiroun supporters also ripped up copies of a letter sent by the Muslim Council of Britain calling for Muslims to fight terror.
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