Wednesday 7 July 2010

We have not learnt the lesson of the July 7 suicide bombing

In the five years since suicide bombers killed 52 people in London, placatory government policy on Islamist terrorism has achieved little but store up trouble for the future.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day suicide bombing came to Britain. On July 7, 2005 three young British-born men exploded their devices simultaneously on the London Underground. A fourth man detonated his an hour later on a bus in Tavistock Square. Together they left 52 people dead, many more injured.

Muslim hate preacher and the former head of banned group Al-Muhajiroun, Anjem Choudary has warned that Britain faces more home-grown terror attacks like 7/7."The British public had failed to learn the lessons of the 2005 atrocity that killed 52 innocent people," Choudary, was quoted as saying.Today is the fifth anniversary of the suicide attacks that killed 52 people and hurt hundreds more."The public has not made progress to avoid another calamity befalling them. Rather, more fuel is being poured on to the fire. Unless the British withdraw all troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, no doubt we can expect more of the same," he added.

Choudary, whose Islamic group Islam4UK was banned after public outcry at his plans to protest at Wootton Bassett, said the key to avoiding attacks was in the hands of the Government.