Recruitment of Young Muslims to Fight in Afghanistan at Manchester’s Longsight Market

05.05.2011 On Thursday, Manchester Crown Court heard that a group of radical Muslims, led by former Taliban fighter Munir Farooq, tried to recruit young Muslims to fight in a holy war in Afghanistan, starting at Farooq’s bookstall at Longsight Market in Manchester. As part of the group’s efforts, they tried to recruit two undercover police…

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    Two British Muslims convicted of links to terrorist group al-Qaeda

    Two British Muslims have been convicted of links to terrorist group al-Qaeda: Taxi driver Habib Ahmed, 29, was caught in possession of two diaries which had details of top al-Qaeda operatives written in invisible ink – described in court as a terrorist’s contact book. The diaries were given to him by co-defendant Rangzieb Ahmed, 33,…

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