Gov't launches fund to fight Muslim extremism
LONDON (AFP) - The government has launched a five million pound fund to fight Muslim extremism at the grassroots level, calling it a "battle for hearts and minds."
The need to counter Islamist militants was underlined by last week's arrest of nine suspects in anti-terror raids in Birmingham, to foil an alleged "Iraq-style" kidnap and beheading plot.
The funds will be available to town halls across the country as part of what Prime Minister
Tony Blair' called a "radical and head-on" fight with extremists whipping up anti-Western passions.
"As the events of the last week show, community tensions are high in some parts of Britain and the security threat remains serious," Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly was expected to say at the formal launch of the fund.
"This new, more local approach will help reach directly into communities to support the law-abiding majority in tackling the false and pernicious ideology spread by extremists."
Police announced Wednesday the release without charge of two of the nine Pakistani-origin British suspects arrested last Wednesday in Birmingham, prompting anger from Muslim groups.
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Too little, and way too late...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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