This just in from London-istan: Violent clashes outside U.S. Embassy after hundreds of UK Muslims stage mock funeral for 'murdered' Bin Laden


Violent clashes broke out around the world today as thousands of supporters of Osama bin Laden took to the streets to protest at the Al-Qaeda leader's death.

While many protests took place across the Muslim world, the most extraordinary took place in London, where hundreds of supporters gathered at the U.S. embassy to stage a mock 'funeral service' for the slain terror leader.

The violence erupted just days after the city - often dubbed London-istan because of its reputation for Islamic extremism  - was branded a major recruiting ground for Al Qaeda.

Muslim protesters clash with police outside the American Embassy in London

Muslim protesters clash with police outside the American Embassy in London

A radical Muslim argues with one police officer as other officers attempt to control the protests

A radical Muslim argues with one police officer as other officers attempt to control the protests

Devotion: Muslim women pray during a protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden outside the US embassy in London, England

Devotion: Muslim women pray during a protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden outside the US embassy in London, England

Dozens of police officers struggled with protesters who tried to storm the embassy with radicals carrying placards proclaiming that 'Islam will dominate the world' and branding U.S. leaders 'murderers'.

'It is only a matter of time before another atrocity - the West is the enemy,' Abu Muaz, 28, from east London, said.

The protest comes amid heightened security in London fearing revenge attacks by Al-Qaeda. 

Over the past decade, the meida reported that London had become a 'feeding ground for hate' and a 'magnet for terrorism'.

The large Muslim community who live there are said to exploit civil liberties and openly preach jihad.

In fact, recent leaked documents showed that Britain's mosques became an international haven for extremists who enjoyed state benefits while being trained for terrorism.

The WikiLeaks files, written by U.S. military chiefs, revealed that at least 35 Guantanamo terrorists were radicalised in London mosques before being sent to fight against the West.

This is believed to be more than any other Western country.

Of these, just 17 were British nationals or had been granted asylum, while 18 had travelled from abroad – cementing Britain’s reputation as a global training camp for terrorists.

During the protest, the former UK leader of the outlawed al-Muhajiroun and member of the 'poppy-burning' Muslims Against Crusades extremist group called on the U.S. to return bin Laden's body to relatives.

Anjem Choudary, who organised the protest, has already warned of another 7/7-style terror attack in the wake of bin Laden's death.

The 'funeral' coincided with the end of the inquest into the July 7 bombing, which killed 52 people after four suicide bombers detonated their explosive backpacks on the London's transport networks.

Choudary has praised both the 7/7 and 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Britain has followed the U.S. in placing its embassies, diplomatic missions and military bases around the world on heightened alert in recent days.

Capture: A Muslim woman films a protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden outside the US embassy wearing a traditional bhurka with her state of the art phone

Capture: A Muslim woman films a protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden outside the US embassy wearing a traditional bhurka with her state of the art phone

Police try to protect one of their colleagues as he gets into difficulties during the protest

Police try to protect one of their colleagues as he gets into difficulties during the protest

Muslim demonstrators outside the U.S. embassy protest peacefully before they clashed with police

Muslim demonstrators outside the U.S. embassy protest peacefully before they clashed with police

The demonstrators chant slogans and show off home-made placards as they walk close to Grovesnor Square in central London

The demonstrators chant slogans and show off home-made placards as they walk close to Grovesnor Square in central London

In other parts of the world, American flags were burned and thousands of Islamists held demonstrations vowing that more figures like Bin Laden would arise to wage holy war against the United States. 

About 1,500 Islamists demonstrated near the city of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province in the southwest.

Cleric Fazal Mohammad Baraich said amid shouts of 'Down with America' that: 'Jihad (holy war) against America will not stop with the death of Osama.   

'Osama Bin Laden is a shaheed (martyr). The blood of Osama will give birth to thousands of other Osamas.' 

In London, a member of the English Defence League - a far right group which opposes the spread of Islamic extremism - managed to slip through police lines to unveil an effigy of bin Laden in the middle of the 300-strong group of extremist Muslims.

It prompted screams of 'USA, burn in hell' and 'Obama, burn in hell' from angry protesters.

Muslims knelt to pray for bin Laden at the opposite end of the highly-secured embassy.

Violence: Pakistani protesters burn U.S. flag in protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden in Multan today as hundreds of Pakistanis took to the streets cheering for the leader and shouting 'death to America'

Violence: Pakistani protesters burn U.S. flag in protest against the killing of Osama bin Laden in Multan today as hundreds of Pakistanis took to the streets cheering for the leader and shouting 'death to America'

Chants: Supporters of the Paasban organization hold a banner that reads in Urdu 'American CIA did the Abbottabad drama to win elections for Obama' during a protest in Multan today

Chants: Supporters of the Paasban organization hold a banner that reads in Urdu 'American CIA did the Abbottabad drama to win elections for Obama' during a protest in Multan today

Masked: Indonesian Muslim youths who call themselves Al Kaida (Alliance of Anti-Israel and America Command) shout 'God is great' during a declaration in Java today to avenge the death of bin Laden

Masked: Indonesian Muslim youths who call themselves Al Kaida (Alliance of Anti-Israel and America Command) shout 'God is great' during a declaration in Java today to avenge the death of bin Laden

Ambulances were called as police battled with both bin Laden supporters and members of the EDL.

The wikileaks documents released this week paint London as a crossroads for would-be terrorists who are thought to use it as a home base where they can raise money, recruit members and use it as a training ground.

The documents point to the crucial role played by London-based preachers such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza in the suspected indoctrination of extremists, before they were dispatched around the world to plot terror attacks.

They describe Qatada as ‘the most successful recruiter in Europe’ and ‘a focal point for extremist fundraising [and] recruitment’.

The CIA is still so concerned about militant recruitment in the UK that it operates its own intelligence network and recruits its own agents among the Muslim population in Britain.

In a statement, the Pentagon said: ‘The previous and current administrations have made every effort to act with the utmost care and diligence in transferring detainees from Guantanamo.’

Members of the English Defence League met at the U.S. embassy to confront the Muslims during the protests

Members of the English Defence League met at the U.S. embassy to confront the Muslims during the protests

The violent protests in London come just days after the U.S. raged at 'arrogant' Europe's reaction to the death of Bin Laden.

Bloggers once again referred to them as 'cheese-eating surrender monkeys' for chastising America's celebration of the raid which brought down the country's biggest enemy.

They questioned not only the killing of an unarmed man but the way the public took to the streets to celebrate his death.

Meanwhile regular Friday prayers in Pakistan were accompanied by wide-spread anti-American protests.

In Abbottabad, where the U.S. operation took place, dozens of Islamists marched through streets calling on the United States to stay out of Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

'America is the world's biggest terrorist,' read one placard.

Small protests were also held in the cities of Multan and Hyderabad. 

Anti-American sentiment is running high, despite billions of dollars in U.S. aid for nuclear-armed Pakistan.  

Stars and stripes: Pakistani demonstrators burn another U.S. flag during a protest in Multan as Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for the world's help in fighting 'terrorism and extremism'

Stars and stripes: Pakistani demonstrators burn another U.S. flag during a protest in Multan as Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called for the world's help in fighting 'terrorism and extremism'


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