Islamic Cleric Calls UK Soldier’s Beheading “A Courageous And Heroic Act”

London: The suspects behind the Woolwich beheading of a British soldier were reportedly inspired by the preachings of cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed.

According to a secret film, Bakri states that Islam’s enemies are permitted to be decapitated under certain interpretations of the religion. 

The radical Muslim cleric has been banned from Britain for his extremist activities and his alleged links to the al Qaeda, The Independent reports. 

According to the report, one of the suspects, Michael Adebolajo, a British-Muslim convert of Nigerian origin, had given a video interview where he claimed that he killed Drummer Lee Rigby, 25, as he was fighting for ‘Almighty Allah’.

Michael Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich is currently being considered as another suspect for the crime. 

Lebanon resident Bakri Muhammed said he had seen the interview, and justified the crime by saying that he understood the feeling of rage that had motivated the attackers.