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Courts · City of LondonLambeth Palace withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden remarks
Lambeth Palace has withdrawn an award for reconciliation and interfaith co-operation given to Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi. The decision follows the emergence of past remarks where Ashrafi stated he would bestow an honorary title on Osama bin Laden.
City of London3 min readTrust 44 · Craft 65 · Hype 41- Crime Data · London
Osama bin Laden considered UK attacks before 9/11
Newly released CIA presidential memos indicate Osama bin Laden considered attacking the UK on its own soil years before the September 11, 2001 attacks. The documents show the UK was on al-Qaida's hitlist in 1998 and mention the arrest of London-based operatives.
London4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 41