London: Met Police commissioner visits Baitul Futuh Mosque after Glasgow murder

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By Rebecca Taylor | April 23, 2016

The Metropolitan Police commissioner has visited the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden to offer reassurance to Ahmadiyya community leaders after the murder of Asah Shah in Glasgow.

Mr Shah was found with serious injuries outside his shop in Glasgow at the end of March and he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Tanveer Ahmed, 32, has been charged with the murder and admitted killing Mr Shah in a statement made to the press at the beginning of the month.

Sir Hogan-Howe visited the mosque on Friday, April 22, to offer reassurance to the community leaders worried about anti-Ahmadiyya sentiment.

The commissioner was joined by Commander Mak Chishty, the Met's lead for community engagement, to meet the leaders and emphasise the Met's role in working with all communities to help keep London safe.

Sir Hogan-Howe said: "Following tragic events in Glasgow, I wanted to stand side-by-side with the Ahmadiyya community in London.

"I wanted to reassure them. We are lucky in London to live in a safe city where tolerance and acceptance is celebrated.

Photo via Twitter: Ahmadiyya UK ‏| @AhmadiyyaUK

"I hope my visit has gone some way to reassure the community here today of our support and that we will robustly police anyone who carries out or threatens violence or indeed any other crime."

Farooq Aftab, National Vice President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, said:

"The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community appreciates the visit of Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to the Baitul Futuh Mosque and is pleased to hear that the police are taking the issue of extremism and radicalisation very seriously."

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