ALAMGIR: SUSPECTED EXTREMISTS DENY ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR IS

Five suspected Muslim extremists today (FRI) denied encouraging people to support Islamic State. Mohammed Istiak Alamgir, 36, Ziaur Rahman, 38, Yousaf Bashir, 35, Rajib Khan, 38, and Mohammed Choudry, 22, are said to have held a series of meetings including one held on the anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. It is claimed they preached hatred for ‘western values of tolerance and freedom’ and encouraged support of the Islamic State, a proscribed terrorist organisation. The meetings are said to have taken…