DAR AL HARB - U.K.: DON'T DEMONISE MOSLEMS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BLOW YOU UP...CRIES LONDON MAYOR KEN LIVINGSTONE

London mayor defends Muslims

London Mayor Ken Livingstone called on Britons yesterday not to demonise Muslims after a double car bomb plot was foiled in the capital, amid fears of a Islamist terror threat.

At the same time he criticised Britain over its ties with Saudi Arabia, which he said had fuelled intolerance in the past through its Wahhabist form of Islam, creating a "major problem."

"In this city, Muslims are more likely to be law-abiding than non-Muslims and less likely to support the use of violence to achieve political ends than non-Muslims," he told BBC Radio.

"They have played a good and active and growing role in creating a multi-cultural society," he added.

He noted that terrorist acts had been carried out in London over the years by various groups including for example far-right groups. For years the British capital was wracked by violence by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).



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