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The recruitment of Muslim students at British universities to take part =
in terrorist attacks is at the heart of the alleged plot to blow up =
passenger jets, it is feared.
A dossier of extremist Islamic literature has been uncovered by The =
Sunday Telegraph on the campus of a north London university, one of =
whose students has suspected links to the alleged terrorist attack.
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Waheed Zaman, 22, a bio-chemistry student and the president of the =
Islamic Society at London Metropolitan University, was one of 24 people =
arrested last week. Material found at two portable buildings used by the =
society includes documents advocating jihad and a pamphlet on how to =
deal with approaches from the security services.
Prof Anthony Glees, the director of Brunel University's centre for =
intelligence and security studies, criticised university authorities for =
ignoring the threat to national security in their midst. "Institutions =
have not sought to address the problem: they have instead sought to =
undermine those who have raised the issue," he told this newspaper.=20
Extremist Muslim groups had been detected at more than 20 institutions, =
both former polytechnics and long-established universities, over the =
past 15 years, Prof Glees said.
Cassette tapes produced by al-Muhajiroun, the disbanded militant =
organisation that praised the "Magnificent 19" who carried out the =
September 11 2001 attacks, were also discovered at the university's =
portable buildings used as a prayer room and library.
Al-Muhajiroun was headed by Omar Bakri Mohammed, the radical London =
cleric forced into exile in Lebanon last year. The portable buildings =
are on land owned by the university, which also part-funds the Islamic =
Society.
According to security sources, "several" of the 23 people still in =
custody over the alleged plot last week are suspected of links to =
universities, appearing to confirm growing fears that campuses are =
providing Britain's biggest security threat.=20
Intelligence analysts warned Britain in the aftermath of September 11 =
that British Muslims of student age were being drawn to the cause of =
fundamentalism. Many of these men, often from middle-class families, are =
believed to have infiltrated British universities to recruit terrorists.
It can also be revealed that five of those arrested last week are =
suspected, like two of the 7/7 London bombers last year, of attending =
training camps in Pakistan to learn the use of explosives. According to =
security sources in Pakistan, some of those arrested last week had also =
had recorded "martyrdom messages" to be used for al-Qaeda propaganda.
Anti-terrorist detectives were continuing last night to question those =
arrested in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe on Thursday. Those =
detained, aged 17 to 35, are suspected of involvement in an alleged plot =
to blow up as many as 10 transatlantic airliners bound for United States =
cities. They are being quizzed amid growing evidence linking the alleged =
plotters to terrorists in Pakistan.=20
The authorities there have announced the arrest of two Britons, one of =
whom they consider a "key" suspect. Rashid Rauf, 25, the brother of =
Tayib Rauf, 22, one of those held in Britain, is among seven people held =
in Karachi and Lahore.=20
Under questioning in Pakistan, Rauf is alleged to have admitted meeting =
Matiur Rehman, a Pakistani terrorist suspect. If confirmed, it is the =
strongest indication yet that al-Qaeda may have been involved in the =
plot, which would have killed more than the 3,000 victims who died in =
the September 11 attacks on the US.
Police in Britain are believed to have found chemicals and other =
equipment for bomb-making at the home of at least one of the men =
arrested last week. Thames Valley police said they had seized computer =
equipment during raids at three internet caf=E9s.
Although the security services in Britain are convinced that they have =
arrested the "main players" in the airline plot, officials in the US say =
that at least five suspects are still being hunted.=20
The family of Zaman has denied that he is involved in terrorism. There =
is no evidence that he put the extremist literature in the university's =
portable buildings.=20
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<P class=3Dstory>According to security sources, "several" of the 23 =
people still=20
in custody over the alleged plot last week are suspected of links to=20
universities, appearing to confirm growing fears that campuses are =
providing=20
Britain's biggest security threat. </P>
<P class=3Dstory>Intelligence analysts warned Britain in the aftermath =
of=20
September 11 that British Muslims of student age were being drawn to the =
cause=20
of fundamentalism. Many of these men, often from middle-class families, =
are=20
believed to have infiltrated British universities to recruit =
terrorists.</P>
<P class=3Dstory>It can also be revealed that five of those arrested =
last week are=20
suspected, like two of the 7/7 London bombers last year, of attending =
training=20
camps in Pakistan to learn the use of explosives. According to security =
sources=20
in Pakistan, some of those arrested last week had also had recorded =
"martyrdom=20
messages" to be used for al-Qaeda propaganda.</P>
<P class=3Dstory>Anti-terrorist detectives were continuing last night to =
question=20
those arrested in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe on Thursday. Those =
detained, aged 17 to 35, are suspected of involvement in an alleged plot =
to blow=20
up as many as 10 transatlantic airliners bound for United States cities. =
They=20
are being quizzed amid growing evidence linking the alleged plotters to=20
terrorists in Pakistan. </P>
<P class=3Dstory>The authorities there have announced the arrest of two =
Britons,=20
one of whom they consider a "key" suspect. Rashid Rauf, 25, the brother =
of Tayib=20
Rauf, 22, one of those held in Britain, is among seven people held in =
Karachi=20
and Lahore. </P>
<P class=3Dstory>Under questioning in Pakistan, Rauf is alleged to have =
admitted=20
meeting Matiur Rehman, a Pakistani terrorist suspect. If confirmed, it =
is the=20
strongest indication yet that al-Qaeda may have been involved in the =
plot, which=20
would have killed more than the 3,000 victims who died in the September =
11=20
attacks on the US.</P>
<P class=3Dstory>Police in Britain are believed to have found chemicals =
and other=20
equipment for bomb-making at the home of at least one of the men =
arrested last=20
week. Thames Valley police said they had seized computer equipment =
during raids=20
at three internet caf=E9s.</P>
<P class=3Dstory>Although the security services in Britain are convinced =
that they=20
have arrested the "main players" in the airline plot, officials in the =
US say=20
that at least five suspects are still being hunted. </P>
<P class=3Dstory>The family of Zaman has denied that he is involved in =
terrorism.=20
There is no evidence that he put the extremist literature in the =
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