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Fatwa against the bombings

Updated on 15 July 2005

By Benjamin Cohen


"We need the Muslim community to seize the moment"

The words of London's top Police chief, in a direct appeal to British muslims to "actively engage" with the police to root out extremists. This evening, some Muslim leaders issued a fatwa - condemning the attackers and the London suicide bombings.

But who are these leaders - and can they really represent Britain's largest and most diverse minority?

Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Miller reports.

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