Monday, August 15, 2005
“JEWS” DROPS PANTS, THREATENS DETONATION
Arab daily Asharq Al-awsat scores a global scoop:
A man burst into the Regent’s Park mosque in Central London during Friday prayers and threatened to blow himself up. Dr. Younis Ramadan al Teenaz, advisor to the Islamic Cultural Center and the Central mosque would not rule out taking the attacker to court. He also praised the Metropolitan Police and security forces as they quickly arrived at the scene and arrested the perpetrator who contrary to his claims may not have been carrying explosives. police are yet to confirm these details.
A number of worshipers on the upper floor who witnessed the suspect entering the mosque said he burst into the room and unzipped his trousers and shouted, “I am a Jew.” They noted he was carrying a large backpack and threatened that he would blow himself up. Pandemonium ensued as panic-stricken worshipers ran away form the intruder. One young man was able to get hold of the suspect, who is thought to be in his forties, and throw him on the floor, paving the way for security guards to seize him and lead him away. The police arrived at the mosque soon after and detained the attacker after covering his head to ensure he remained anonymous. Some worshipers were injured during the ordeal.
Embes Ahmad Jasser, an Eritrean citizen employed as a security guard at the mosque, told Asharq Al Awsat, the attacker yelled, “I am a Jews and I will detonate the bombs I am carrying.”
Nothing about this in the British press. Strange.