The Charity Commission has appointed at interim manager at an east London mosque where children were trained by a man convicted of terrorism offences.
Emergency measures were deemed necessary after court evidence revealed young people at the Ripple Road mosque in Barking were shown Isis videos by convicted extremist Umar Haque.
Boys at the mosque were said to ”traumatised” by the violent propaganda and role-playing training exercises.
Social services and police discovered Mr Haque had attempted to radicalise 55 children between the ages of 11 and 14 at after-school classes.
Mr Haque was jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years at the Old Bailey in March this year.
He was found to have planned gun and car bomb attacks designed to strike 30 high-profile targets in the capital - including Big Ben, the Queen’s Guard and Westfield shopping centre. [The Independent] Read more
