A notorious Saudi cleric preached at a mosque accused of radicalising three young Britons fighting in Syria.
Mohammed al-Arifi, who has called for holy war to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s regime, spoke at Cardiff’s Al Manar centre.
The trio – two brothers and a friend – attended the mosque before leaving their homes to join the civil war.
Although banned from entering Switzerland because of his extremist views, al-Arifi has visited the UK several times. A Sunni Muslim, he has been accused of stirring up tensions with the rival Shia sect, reportedly calling it evil and accusing adherents of kidnapping, cooking and skinning children. [Daily Mail] Read more
