DAR AL HARB - U.K.: APOLOGIZE FOR THE RAID ON MOSLEMS

British Panel Urges Police to Apologize To Muslims for Raid
By Mary Jordan

LONDON, Feb. 13 -- London police should publicly apologize to two Muslim families caught up in a mistaken anti-terrorist raid in which a man was shot, an independent oversight panel said Tuesday.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating the dramatic dawn raid of two homes in East London last June by about 250 officers, some in chemical protective suits. Police officials later said they believed that "a highly dangerous explosive device that could be set off remotely" was being made there.

Two men, Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, and his brother Abul Koyair, 20, were arrested, and Abdul Kahar was accidentally shot in the shoulder during the scuffle. A week later, after an extensive search of the houses, both men were released without charge.

Nine family members, including children and elderly, were also hauled into the police station, where DNA samples and fingerprints where taken, actions the panel called "insensitive and unnecessary."

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