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| Activist held under Terrorism Act | Activist held under Terrorism Act |
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| A Muslim activist has been arrested in east London over allegations of encouraging terrorism. | A Muslim activist has been arrested in east London over allegations of encouraging terrorism. |
| Abu Izzadeen was held by in Leyton High Road by counter-terrorism officers, Scotland Yard said. | Abu Izzadeen was held by in Leyton High Road by counter-terrorism officers, Scotland Yard said. |
| He hit the headlines last September after heckling Home Secretary John Reid but it is understood the inquiry is related to a 2006 speech in Birmingham. | He hit the headlines last September after heckling Home Secretary John Reid but it is understood the inquiry is related to a 2006 speech in Birmingham. |
| Mr Izzadeen, 31, is being held at a central London police station under Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. | Mr Izzadeen, 31, is being held at a central London police station under Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006. |
| He has been associated for some years with radical Islamist politics in the UK and has been a member of two now illegal groups, Al Muhajiroun and Al Ghurabba. | |
| Second heckler | Second heckler |
| In September, Mr Izzadeen, who was born Trevor Brooks in London, interrupted Mr Reid's speech at the public meeting in Leytonstone. | In September, Mr Izzadeen, who was born Trevor Brooks in London, interrupted Mr Reid's speech at the public meeting in Leytonstone. |
| Mr Reid asked Muslim parents to keep a close eye on their children and act if they suspected they were being radicalised by extremists. | Mr Reid asked Muslim parents to keep a close eye on their children and act if they suspected they were being radicalised by extremists. |
| Mr Izzadeen shouted out: "Shame on all of us for sitting down and listening to him." | Mr Izzadeen shouted out: "Shame on all of us for sitting down and listening to him." |
| He said he was "furious" about "state terrorism by British police" and accused the minister of being an "enemy" of Islam before being led from the building by police and stewards. | He said he was "furious" about "state terrorism by British police" and accused the minister of being an "enemy" of Islam before being led from the building by police and stewards. |
| A second heckler, who also interrupted Mr Reid's speech, was ejected a few minutes later. | A second heckler, who also interrupted Mr Reid's speech, was ejected a few minutes later. |
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| The group's Mr Izzadeen has been associated with were banned last year under anti-terrorism legislation passed in the wake of the 2005 London bombings. | |
| Al Muhajiroun had announced it was disbanding in 2004 although it was unclear whether its members were still meeting. | |
| Its former leader, radical self-styled cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, left the country following the London bombings. | |
| Some of his followers established two new organisations, one of which was Al Ghurabba. | |
| Mr Izzadeen became one of the group's main spokesmen and would willingly give interviews. | |
| Little is known of the activist's early life other than his family are of Jamaican origin and he converted to Islam in early adulthood. | |
| He has been a regular attendee at public events staged by radical groups in London. |