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Africa Horn

The runaway terrorist, his burka disguise, and a compensation bid

2013-11-12

Mohammed Ahmed Mohameds escape is one of the oldest tricks in the book, so how did he flee police?

In many ways, it reads like an airport thriller.

A cheap airport thriller...

One dull afternoon in late autumn, a 27-year-old British man of Somali origin, with uneven teeth and chubby cheeks, became the latest terror suspect to disappear, making a mockery of the UK security services, police and judiciary.

After spending several hours in the dilapidated An-Noor Masjid (mosque) and community centre on Church Road in Acton, west London, he sliced off his electronic tag, slipped on a burka and vanished.

The fugitive had been subject to a controversial Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (Tpim) notice, which was supposed to restrict his movements.

The date was November 1; the time 3.15pm. That was the moment when Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed stepped out of the ranks of obscurity and became one of the most wanted men in Britain. On Friday, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Posted by:Steve White

#4 The reporter who posted pictures of the fugitive has been charged with a hate crime, or something like that.

Posted by: Glenmore 2013-11-12 15:07

#3 Just to pull the authorities beard, there should be several 'everyone wear a burka' day in a year. There goes the surveillance protocols.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-11-12 14:28

#2 Ah, the good old burqa trick.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-11-12 12:10

#1 "making a mockery of the UK security services, police and judiciary."

The Keystone Kops and the Bendover Boyz.

How's that multicultural diversity workin' out fer 'ya?

Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064 2013-11-12 06:37

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