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The convicted terrorist son of jailed cleric Abu Hamza has sought to distance himself from the radical Islamic views of his father. | The convicted terrorist son of jailed cleric Abu Hamza has sought to distance himself from the radical Islamic views of his father. |
Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, who served three years in jail for spearheading a bombing campaign in the Yemen in 1999, has said "I'm proud to be British". | Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, 25, who served three years in jail for spearheading a bombing campaign in the Yemen in 1999, has said "I'm proud to be British". |
Mostafa sparked anger last month when it emerged he had had a job working on the London Underground. | Mostafa sparked anger last month when it emerged he had had a job working on the London Underground. |
He told the BBC: "To defend myself, I've got nothing against this country." | He told the BBC: "To defend myself, I've got nothing against this country." |
Mostafa was sacked from his job working for a sub-contractor on the Tube network, when his identity was uncovered. | |
The media have got the wrong impression of me Mohammed Kamel Mostafa | The media have got the wrong impression of me Mohammed Kamel Mostafa |
But he said he was only trying to earn money "like everybody else". | But he said he was only trying to earn money "like everybody else". |
In an interview with the BBC World Service's Outlook programme, he said he understood why people reacted angrily "because they only hear what is being told to them". | In an interview with the BBC World Service's Outlook programme, he said he understood why people reacted angrily "because they only hear what is being told to them". |
"[But] I was just...struggling like a young man, trying to get some money, trying to get my head together in life," he said. | "[But] I was just...struggling like a young man, trying to get some money, trying to get my head together in life," he said. |
Mostafa was jailed after being convicted of plotting to sabotage economic and tourist sites in the Yemen, but claims he was innocent. | Mostafa was jailed after being convicted of plotting to sabotage economic and tourist sites in the Yemen, but claims he was innocent. |
He said he got into trouble only because the media attention surrounding his father led to his arrest. | He said he got into trouble only because the media attention surrounding his father led to his arrest. |
"Since then the media have got the wrong impression of me," he said. | "Since then the media have got the wrong impression of me," he said. |
'Different views' | 'Different views' |
He said he did not agree with his father's radical preaching, which led to the Muslim cleric to be jailed last February for seven years for inciting murder and racial hatred. | He said he did not agree with his father's radical preaching, which led to the Muslim cleric to be jailed last February for seven years for inciting murder and racial hatred. |
"Everybody has their own beliefs," Mostafa said. "If the media has a problem with my dad, they shouldn't come to me. | "Everybody has their own beliefs," Mostafa said. "If the media has a problem with my dad, they shouldn't come to me. |
"I don't agree with everything my dad says, everybody has their different views. You can't force your religion on anyone. | "I don't agree with everything my dad says, everybody has their different views. You can't force your religion on anyone. |
"If you want to be a Muslim, be a Muslim, if you want to be a Jew, be a Jew, if you want to be a Christian, be a Christian." | "If you want to be a Muslim, be a Muslim, if you want to be a Jew, be a Jew, if you want to be a Christian, be a Christian." |
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