- Title: Manchester mosque condemns concert attack
- Date: 24th May 2017
- Summary: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (MAY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) DIDSBURY MOSQUE WITH DIRECTOR OF TRUSTEES MOHAMMED EL-KHAYAT INTRODUCING MINUTE OF SILENCE VARIOUS OF MINUTE OF SILENCE CAMERA CREWS EL-KHAYAT WALKING AWAY AND TRUSTEE FAWZI HAFFAR TAKING PLACE (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOSQUE TRUSTEE FAWZI HAFFAR SAYING: "The Manchester Islamic Centre's thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, their friends and our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. The horrific atrocity that occurred in Manchester on Monday night has shocked us all. It has indeed shocked us all. This act of cowardice has no place in our religion or any other religion for that matter." HAFFAR SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MOSQUE TRUSTEE FAWZI HAFFAR SAYING: "Some media reports have reported that the bomber worked at the Manchester Islamic Centre. So some media reports have reported this. This is not true, I assure everyone. Listeners, viewers in the UK, around the UK, this bomber has never worked in this centre." HAFFAR THANKING MEDIA AND WALKING INSIDE MOSQUE POLICE VAN AND MEDIA OUTSIDE MOSQUE SIDE OF VAN READING (English) "GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE" VARIOUS OF MEMBER OF DIDSBURY MOSQUE HALINA KHAN TALKING TO POLICE OFFICER OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) HALINA KHAN, MEMBER OF DISBURY MOSQUE, SAYING: "I'm absolutely shocked. Absolutely shocked. And I know my mosque does not stand for these kind of things. If it is known by anybody we will be the first person to fetch them out and hand them to the authority." REPORTER ASKS OFF CAMERA IF ANY CONCERNS WOULD BE REPORTED. "Absolutely. I would be the first in line to do so." KHAN THANKING REPORTERS AND WALKING AWAY POLICE OFFICER STANDING BY ENTRANCE TO THE MOSQUE POLICE OFFICER STANDING GUARD POLICE OFFICER'S HELMET BADGE READING (English): "GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE" MOSQUE BUILDING CCTV CAMERAS ON BUILDING BANNER READING (English): "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ISLAM / A CHANCE TO SOCIALISE" RESIDENTIAL AREA OF FALLOWFIELD, SHOWING STREET CORDONED OFF BY POLICE WHERE SUICIDE BOMBER SALMAN ABEDI IS BELIEVED TO HAVE LIVED POLICE TAPE POLICE VAN OUTSIDE HOUSE GROUND FLOOR WINDOW OF HOUSE (WINDOW ON THE LEFT) VIEW OF SAME ROAD FROM OTHER END, WITH POLICE OFFICER STANDING GUARD (BOMBER'S HOUSE IS ON THE LEFT, WHERE THE BLACK CAR IS PARKED) EXTERIOR OF HOUSE (FAR RIGHT OF PICTURE) GROUND FLOOR WINDOW OF HOUSE OPEN VARIOUS OF POLICE VANS PARKED ON CORDONED-OFF STREET TWO POLICE OFFICERS TALKING OUTSIDE HOUSE
- Embargoed: 7th June 2017 17:59
- Keywords: radicalisation security mosque attack bombing Manchester
- Location: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK
- City: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Bombing (non-military),Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016I78X1J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The mosque thought to have been attended by suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi condemned the attack on Wednesday (May 24).
Crowds of international and local media camped outside the Islamic Centre and Didsbury Mosque, which was being guarded by police.
Mosque trustee Fawzi Haffar said the attack which killed at least 22 people on Monday (May 22) "shocked us all". He also vehemently denied some media reports that Abedi had ever worked at the centre.
Halina Khan, a member of the mosque, said she did not know Abedi and that the centre would never tolerate any form of extremism.
Police were continuing investigations at a semi-detached house in nearby Fallowfield, where Abedi is believed to have lived. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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