Monday 8 July 2013

Two groups face UK membership ban


Breaking news
Support for two extremist groups - Minbar Ansar Deen and Boko Haram - is to be made a criminal offence in the UK.
Home Secretary Theresa May has asked for the two radical Islamist organisations to be banned under terrorism laws.
If approved by parliament, both will be banned from operating in the UK from Friday, the Home Office said.
Minbar Ansar Deen is based in the UK, while Boko Haram operates from Nigeria.
Minbar Ansar Deen - also known as Ansar al-Sharia UK - promotes terrorism by distributing content through a forum on its website, which encourages individuals to travel overseas to engage in extremist activity, specifically fighting, according to the Home Office.
Boko Haram is a militant Islamist group based in Nigeria. Its name means "Western education is forbidden" and it has waged an insurgency for more than a decade.
If the groups are banned, it will be illegal to support or become a member of either group.
The move would also give the police powers to tackle any UK-based support for Boko Haram.

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