Faizel Patel, 2016-05-11
United Kingdom (UK) police have come under fire for a training Video which shows a masked man shouting “Allahu Akbar” before setting off an explosion at an anti-terror training exercise.
Al Jazeera is reporting that the exercise at a shopping mall in Manchester on Monday comprised over 800 volunteers.
The anti-terror exercise has received fierce backlash on social media, with many calling the act disguting.
Aleesha tweeted: “I’m disgusted by Manchester Police using “Allah hu Akbar” in a terrorism training exercise. Once again demonising Muslims and Islam.”
The Muslim Council of Britain’s (MCB) Miqdaad Versi, says by using “Allahu Akbar” in terror training, Muslims around the world are being associated with terrorists.
“Muslims use this term in prayers and is a perfectly noble term and we must not allow the terrorists to hijack it.”
Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan from Greater Manchester Police says while the exercise was based on a “suicide attack by an extremist Daesh [ISIL] style organisation”, the use of the word was unacceptable.
“On reflection we acknowledge that it was unacceptable to use this religious phrase immediately before the mock suicide bombing, which so vocally linked this exercise with Islam.
“We recognise and apologise for the offence that this has caused.”
Police say there was no specific threat in Manchester and that the exercise was devised in December, a month after the Paris attacks that killed 130 people.
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