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Muslims in UK disrupt election rally
Radical Islamists broke into a news conference on Tuesday, denounced Prime Minister Tony Blair as Satan and urged Muslims to
boycott next month's election.
"Tony Blair can go to hell! Tony Blair can go to
hell!," they chanted as television cameras turned on them. "There is no God but
Allah!" _________________________
Protesters, some wearing scarves to hide their faces, ripped a locked door off its hinges at one of London's main
mosques and burst into the event organized by the country's main Islamic lobby group the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).
They pushed their way to the front of the room, stood on chairs and shouted slogans against the MCB, Blair, Jews, Christians,
apostates and the entire political system.
"Tony Blair can go to hell! Tony Blair can go to hell!," they chanted as television cameras turned on them. "There is no God
but Allah!"
The protest laid bare tensions within the country's 1.6 million-strong Islamic community, where a minority of hardliners
often garners publicity for radical opinions including praise of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Those tensions are mirrored elsewhere in Europe, notably in France which is home to the continent's largest Islamic community
as well as its biggest Jewish community.
After about 20 minutes, the protesters -- young, male, mostly bearded and wearing traditional Muslim dress including headcaps
and flowing robes -- left of their own accord but only after traumatizing those attending the meeting.
In leaflets handed to reporters, they identified themselves as belonging to a group called "The Savior Sect."
GO TO HELLFIRE! was what their banner screamed!
Story Credits: Free Republic
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