Former Manchester United steward guilty of murdering imam

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: The Guardian

A former Manchester United steward has been found guilty of murdering a respected imam in an Islamic State-inspired attack in Greater Manchester.

Mohammed Syeedy, 21, was convicted of helping to kill Jalal Uddin, 71, because he practised a form of Islamic spiritual healing considered to be “black magic” by some extremists.

The murder has alarmed counter-terrorism experts who fear that homegrown extremists are increasingly targeting fellow muslims they view as “heretics”.

Uddin was bludgeoned to death with a hammer as he made his way home from a mosque in Rochdale on 18 February. He was attacked with repeated, forceful blows from behind after months under surveillance by his killers, the trial at Manchester crown court heard.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/16/former-manchester-united-steward-convicted-murder-imam-mohammed-syeedy

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[Coventina]

1. Yikes! The headline made me think was an entirely different story than what it actually was.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate these IS thugs?

Am I allowed to call them thugs?

I think attacking and beating someone to death with a hammer for religious reasons is very much in line with the Thugee traditional practice....