Muslims will be searched by sniffer dogs despite objections, say police

Questions have been raised over using sniffer dogs to search Muslim passengers at train stations following complaints that it is against their religion. Some Muslims had raised objections over being searched by the explosive-detecting animals, but British Transport Police have said they will continue to use the specially trained animals. The saliva of dogs, and…

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    Muslim chaplain’s anger at airport ‘discrimination’

    A Muslim Chaplain from Liverpool claims “discriminatory” interrogation is happening on a regular basis at Manchester Airport. Adam Kelwick, from Wavertree, said he was stopped and questioned for two hours on arrival at the airport as he returned from a Middle Eastern business trip on Wednesday, the third time this has happened since the introduction…

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    Brussels arrests 14 in plan to free bomb plotter

    The Belgian interior ministry tightened security around the country over the risk of a possible terror attack. The security alert in mid-December came after police arrested 14 suspected Islamists who allegedly planned to free a Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian al-Qaeda sympathizer from jail using weapons and explosives. According to reports, Trabelsi was arrested on September…

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      Religious freedom in UK second to none – embassy

      By Dina El Shammaa Abu Dhabi: The British embassy, responding to author Martin Amis’ controversial Islamophobic comments, said the UK’s record on multiculturalism and religious freedom is “second to none”. “There is a clear distinction between extremist individuals and the faith they claim to be associated with or represent,” it said in a statement. Amis…

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        German police arrest 3 in terrorist plot

        The German police have arrested three Islamic militants suspected of planning large-scale terrorist attacks against several sites frequented by Americans, including discos, bars, airports, and military installations. Those arrested – two German citizens and a Turkish resident of Germany – were in advanced stages of plotting bomb attacks that could have been deadlier than the…

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