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Muslim group decries acts of terrorism

LUTON, England (AP) - In one of the strongest steps by European Islamic groups to support the war on terrorism, Britain's largest Muslim organization has written to 1,000 mosques, urging them to help police and to preach sermons on nonviolence today.

The Muslim Council of Britain said, "Islam categorically forbids violence and killing of innocents." On the other hand, its letter complained of "Islamophobic propaganda" in news media, saying it has damaged Muslim relations with the larger community.

That may be one reason other Muslim groups in Western Europe have not denounced terrorism as aggressively.

In Spain, Islamic leaders have condemned the March 11 bombings in Madrid - but also complained about bias against Muslims.

In Italy, Rome's mosque, the largest in Europe, suspended an imam after he gave a sermon calling for the destruction of Islam's enemies.

In France, Muslim leaders have taken no public stance.

Germany's Central Council of Muslims says it has made more than 30 public statements denouncing terrorism and has asked imams to do likewise in their mosques.

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World News > Terrorist watchdogs after bin Laden's pop star niece

New York, Apr 1 : Bin Laden is not the best surname to have these days, especially if you are Osama's niece.

And Waffa bin Laden seems to be in big trouble, as American terrorist watchdogs think she may have known about her uncle's September 11 attack on New York weeks before it happened, according to a report in rate the music.com.

The wannabe star reportedly told her friends to move out of New York weeks before the tragedy and then left the country herself.

Waffa had a clear view of the Twin Towers, which were destroyed when two hijacked planes were flown into them, from her 6,000 dollars per month loft home in the city.

And April Gallop, who co-runs 9/11 Citizens Watch - a group set up to monitor the questioning of terrorists - believes Waffa was one of thousands of Saudi Arabians living in America, who were tipped off about the terrorist plans.

"Following 9/11, when all aircraft travel had been grounded, there were Saudi families that were quickly flown out of the country", she said.

But Waffa was among many Saudis who left America before the attacks.

American terrorist expert Larry Johnson insists investigations should be made. "It is likely that some Saudis may have known about the attacks beforehand and fled." (ANI)

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