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May 28, 2013

Killing of British Soldier Sparks Wave of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes 
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Last week's killing of a British soldier in London has sparked a wave of
anti-Muslim hate crimes. On Monday, right-wing protesters marched
through London chanting anti-Muslim slogans. On Sunday night, a mosque
in the north of England was firebombed. British police have arrested 10
suspects in connection with the death of soldier Lee Rigby, who was run
over and then slashed with meat cleavers. One of the main suspects,
Michael Adebolajo, had reportedly been captured in Kenya in 2010 and
handed over to British authorities on suspicion of attempting to work
with the Somali militant group al-Shabab. A British human rights group
said the suspect reported being tortured in Kenya. They also said
British intelligence services attempted to recruit him as an informant
last year.

 

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