BODYCAM footage captured the moment the sick jihadi who called for a terror attack on Prince George "fainted" during his arrest. Husnain Rashid, 32, shared images of the four-year-old prince next to a jihadi fighter with the message: "Even the royal family will not be left alone". He was today jailed for life, with a minimum of 25 years for a string of terrorism offences at Woolwich Crown Court. In footage released by Greater Manchester Police, an officer can be heard reading Rashid his rights but moments later he drops to the floor. A female officer tells him to "stand up," before asking him: "Are you okay? Why are you sat down?" But the wannabe jihadi makes a mumbled response and when asked to clarify he says he "passed out". He had also tried to throw his phone out the back door - but the device landed at the feet of an officer. Police today released further images Rashid had been sharing online, including one poster saying "the war has just begun". He had also … [Read more...] about Bodycam captures moment jihadi who called for terror attack on Prince George ‘faints’ when he’s arrested
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Sadiq Khan: I Want To Meet Donald Trump To Hear Why He Blames Me For Terror Attacks
Sadiq Khan wants a showdown meeting with Donald Trump to hear why the President singles him out for criticism over tackling terrorism. Speaking to HuffPost UK from City Hall, Khan said he wanted to “hear him out” after Trump launched another attack on the London Mayor as he visits the UK. In an interview with The Sun, carried out on Wednesday but published today, Trump claimed Khan “has done a very bad job on terrorism”, his latest attack on the Labour politician. Khan said he is “trying to rise above” the jibe, but when asked if the door of City Hall would be open to Trump if he wanted a face-to-face meeting, the Mayor said: “I’m happy to meet President Trump and to explain to him, in a respectful, courteous manner where I think he’s wrong on a number of issues, to hear him out, see what his explanation is for holding me responsible for the attacks we saw in London last year.” Khan said that while 14 people died during … [Read more...] about Sadiq Khan: I Want To Meet Donald Trump To Hear Why He Blames Me For Terror Attacks
What happened in the 7/7 bombings, how many victims were there in the London terror attack and who were the bombers?
ON THE morning of July 7, 2005, sick suicide bombers targeted innocent people on their way to work in central London with a series of coordinated attacks. Here we look back at the atrocity, which was the first ever Islamic suicide attack on British soil. What happened in the 7/7 London bombings? A group of three suicide bombers set off from Leeds, West Yorkshire, at about 4am in a hired Nissan Micra and drove to Luton, Bedfordshire, to meet their fourth accomplice on July 7, 2005. The gang then travelled by train into central London carrying rucksacks packed full of explosives and arrived at London King's Cross station at 8.23am. Three of the men, Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer and Germaine Lindsay, entered the Underground and boarded separate trains. Ringleader Khan got into the second carriage of a westbound Circle line train heading towards Paddington and detonated his device close to the second set of double doors at Edgware Road just before 8.50am. Tanweer boarded an … [Read more...] about What happened in the 7/7 bombings, how many victims were there in the London terror attack and who were the bombers?
Manchester terror attack victim ‘owes her life to NHS’
News / UK by Press Association 05/07/2018, 5:29 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A teenager who underwent more than 70 hours of surgery following the Manchester terror attack was given a rousing round of applause after telling a service at Westminster Abbey she owed her life to the doctors and nurses who treated her. The event, attended by health leaders and NHS staff of the past and present, was one of a series of celebrations taking place to mark 70 years since the health service was founded. Freya Lewis, 15, who had to learn to walk again after she was caught up in last year’s atrocity, told the 2,200-strong congregation: “I don’t have the words to express how grateful I am to all the amazing staff who cared for me. “I’m only alive and here today because of the incredible care I received.” Miss Lewis, who was treated at the Royal Manchester … [Read more...] about Manchester terror attack victim ‘owes her life to NHS’
7/7 survivor shares story with Whitechapel students ahead of terror attack’s 13th anniversary
PUBLISHED: 07:00 03 July 2018 Jon King 7/7 terror attack survivor Sudhesh Dahad speaks to sixth form students at Swanlea School in Whitechapel. Pic: KEN MEARS Archant A survivor of one Britain’s deadliest terror attacks has shared his story with school pupils almost 13 years to the day his life changed forever. Sudhesh Dahad talking to students at Swanlea School about surviving the 7/7 attacks in London. Sudhesh Dahad had just squeezed onto the front carriage of a Picadilly Line train at King’s Cross Station on his way to work when a bomb exploded on July 7 2005. Mr Dahad – speaking to about 50 sixth form students from Swanlea School in Brady Street, Whitechapel yesterday – said he heard a popping sound before it went dark. “I didn’t know what was going on. My first thought was that I was dreaming or having a nightmare. Then it felt like some kind of after-life and we had gone to heaven or hell. “All you could see were lights from … [Read more...] about 7/7 survivor shares story with Whitechapel students ahead of terror attack’s 13th anniversary