Counter terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the death of a Syrian preacher who was shot dead on a London street amid fears he was murdered by professional hit men since he was a fierce critic of the Assad regime.
Abdul Hadi Arwani, 48, was found slumped in a Volkswagen Passat with wounds to his chest in the suburban street yesterday morning. At first, officers from Scotland Yard’s Homicide and Major Crime Command were in charge of the investigation. But earlier today, the Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism officers, who handle political assassinations, were now leading the inquiry because of its potential ‘international dimensions’.
