U.K.: OMAR BAKIR MOHAMMAD PREACHING TO THE FAITHFUL IN THE U.K. VIA THE INTERNET

Exiled Muslim cleric preaching to Britons over the Internet: BBC

LONDON (AFP) - An exiled Islamic cleric is still preaching support for terrorism within Britain by using pseudonyms over the Internet, the BBC reported.

The radical Syrian-born preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed broadcasts online most evenings, one of which praised the four Islamist suicide bombers who killed 52 commuters on London's transport network on July 7, 2005, according to the broadcaster.

"How can you condemn those great men -- it's not something so bad, something so good. Something so good to be involved in," Mohammed allegedly said, referring to the four men. The BBC confirmed the voice of the broadcaster as Mohammed through a voice recognition expert.

Mohammed was barred from Britain -- his adopted home -- by then home secretary Charles Clarke in August 2005, and took up residence in Lebanon, where he is a passport holder.
The Internet chatroom was infiltrated by a group called Vigil, made up of former secret service officers, hackers and amateur detectives.

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