Yet another Misunderstander of Islam thinks his religion has something to do with violence. I expect that the EU, having condemned any linkage of Islam with terrorism as “Islamophobic,” will be condemning this young Muslim as an Islamophobe any minute now.
“Muslim convert, 19, held under Terror Act as police explode ‘bomb factory,'” from the Daily Mail (thanks to all who sent this in):
A British teenager was being questioned today over a suspected terrorist bomb plot.
The 19-year-old “” believed to be a Muslim convert “” was being quizzed about a “significant” amount of alleged bombmaking materials found in his home.
Early this morning bomb squad officers used a robot to carry out a controlled explosion at the property in a quiet cul-de-sac in a Bristol suburb.
More than 30 people were evacuated before the blast this morning. Neighbours said the explosion sounded like a plane crash and “lit up the night sky”….
The street was absolutely covered in police. “I always thought he was a normal student.” Locals said the suspect had moved into the house about two months ago.
Most described him as polite and one said he was often seen wearing traditional Muslim dress and carrying a satchel.
Rachel Clifford, 32, and Douglas Tierney, 36, who were evacuated during the operation, told how they had banged on walls and knocked on his door because of “loud Asian music” and “chanting”.
Mr Tierney said: “The music was getting so loud I just kept banging on the door. It was very frustrating because I was getting no response. There was also chanting and we were worried it was going to carry on all night. When we eventually went round there [was the sound of] about 12 bolts being undone.”…