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Death threats have forced a Muslim cleric to flee Manchester, after he condemned Islamic extremism while a witness in the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry.
Mohammed El-Saeiti, a former iman [sic] at Didsbury mosque, has been threatened by three stalkers near his home and targeted on social media, after he appeared at the bombing inquiry in November last year.
The cleric was approached near his home by the three men, leaving Mr El-Saeiti scared for his life, after one of them told him ‘you’ll be dead’, if he continued to speak out against Islamic extremism.
He has now left Manchester and will be moving to a secret location with help from the police, after becoming increasingly worried about his safety.
Anti-terrorism police concluded that his life is in danger, following its own risk assessments.
And they are running inquires into the three suspects, it is understood.
During the stalking incident near his home, a second man, thought to be Libyan, stood carrying a rucksack with his hand in his pocket, The Times reported.
Libyan-born Mr El-Saeiti believed he was trying to imitate the pose of terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, who detonated the rucksack bomb in the Manchester Arena in May 2017 — killing 22 people and himself in the process, while leaving hundreds more injured.
Six police cars were called out to Mr El-Saeiti, but the three men had gone before they arrived.
‘He has to leave Manchester, a city that he loves. He has to do it because it’s not safe for him here,’ a friend to Mr El-Saeiti told The Times.
The former iman [sic] had criticised extremist views that he experienced while at Didsbury mosque, which was attended by Abedi and his brother Hashem, 25.
The friend said that the cleric had ‘Facebook threats and physical threats’ targeted at him, after giving evidence at the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry.
‘The three individuals had been watching his house in Manchester and following him,’ the friend told The Times.
He was also followed to the mosque by the same men, the friend added.
‘The mosque checked its CCTV cameras and the men were on there, standing on a street corner, waiting for him to come out.’
It is understood that Counter Terrorism Policing North West are still running inquires into the three suspects….
Death threats have forced a Muslim cleric to flee Manchester, after he condemned Islamic extremism while a witness in the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry.
Mohammed El-Saeiti, a former iman [sic] at Didsbury mosque, has been threatened by three stalkers near his home and targeted on social media, after he appeared at the bombing inquiry in November last year.
The cleric was approached near his home by the three men, leaving Mr El-Saeiti scared for his life, after one of them told him ‘you’ll be dead’, if he continued to speak out against Islamic extremism.
He has now left Manchester and will be moving to a secret location with help from the police, after becoming increasingly worried about his safety.
Anti-terrorism police concluded that his life is in danger, following its own risk assessments.
And they are running inquires into the three suspects, it is understood.
During the stalking incident near his home, a second man, thought to be Libyan, stood carrying a rucksack with his hand in his pocket, The Times reported.
Libyan-born Mr El-Saeiti believed he was trying to imitate the pose of terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, who detonated the rucksack bomb in the Manchester Arena in May 2017 — killing 22 people and himself in the process, while leaving hundreds more injured.
Six police cars were called out to Mr El-Saeiti, but the three men had gone before they arrived.
‘He has to leave Manchester, a city that he loves. He has to do it because it’s not safe for him here,’ a friend to Mr El-Saeiti told The Times.
The former iman [sic] had criticised extremist views that he experienced while at Didsbury mosque, which was attended by Abedi and his brother Hashem, 25.
The friend said that the cleric had ‘Facebook threats and physical threats’ targeted at him, after giving evidence at the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry.
‘The three individuals had been watching his house in Manchester and following him,’ the friend told The Times.
He was also followed to the mosque by the same men, the friend added.
‘The mosque checked its CCTV cameras and the men were on there, standing on a street corner, waiting for him to come out.’
It is understood that Counter Terrorism Policing North West are still running inquires into the three suspects….
