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Source: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-02-07T174855Z_01_L27708378_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-BRITAIN-HAMZA.xml&archived=F

British Muslim Cleric Jailed for Inciting Murder

(Reuters) Michael Holden and Peter Graff - Egyptian-born Abu Hamza al-Masri, 47, whose Finsbury Park mosque in London served convicted "shoebomber" Richard Reid and September 11 plotter Zacarais Moussaoui, was sentenced to seven years in jail on Tuesday for inciting murder of Jews and unbelievers. "Not only did he repeatedly advocate that Muslims should kill non-believers, he set out to persuade his listeners that it was part of their religious duty to do so," Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said.

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