Homegrown
Anti-terror police have been called in to investigate the death of Rochdale imam Jalal Uddin.
The investigation into Mr Uddin’s death has been escalated after the discovery of material linked to the Islamic State terror group during a series of raids last week.
Mr Uddin had made efforts to turn youngsters away from radical Islam.
The 64-year-old was attacked as he walked through a children’s park last month.
He was taken to hospital but died later.
Trying to turn people away from Islamism is not popular with Islamists.
Detectives investigating the death raided three properties last week, and so far three people have been arrested.
But the discovery of material connected to the so-called Islamic State terror group prompted Greater Manchester Police to call in counter terrorism experts, who are now leading the enquiry.
Detectives are now examining the material, which includes digital media thought to have been found on computers or smart phones.
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Mohammed Hussain Syeedy, 21, of Ramsay Street, Rochdale, has been charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Grim.
Life is harsh for people working to turn people away from fundamentalism. In the course of doing that you cannot but get close to fundamentalists. For the police this makes you suspect. For the fundamentalists it makes you the traitor. Still, people are doing it and they should get our support.
Yes, strong support while they live. Condemnation all round for their killers, stalkers and bulliers. Unfortunately, that is all too rare. Tolerance for the intolerant is gravely misplaced.