Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command are investigating the death of a Syrian preacher in north-west London.
Abdul Hadi Arwani, 48, was found in his Volkswagen Passat in Wembley with a gunshot wound to the chest on Tuesday morning.
Mr Arwani, a British national born in Syria, was living in west London and was a preacher at the An-Noor Mosque in Acton.
Officers from the Counter Terrorism Command unit have taken the lead in the investigation because of their "expertise in the management of investigations with international dimensions and an established liaison network abroad", Scotland Yard said in a statement.
The force said: "The investigation remains in its very early stages and officers remain open-minded about the motive."
A post-mortem examination into Mr Arwani's death will take place on Thursday. Formal identification has not yet taken place.
Mr Arwani is said to be a staunch critic of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria. His is reported to have six children.
His son Morhaf Arwani, 20, said: "We are at a loss to understand what is behind this. At the moment we know as much as you do."
An-Noor Mosque has previously hosted the son of radical preacher Abu Hamza, and was the location for the November 2013 escape of terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who dressed himself in a burka.
A statement posted on the wall at the mosque said: "We have with great sadness heard of the unfortunate death of Shaykh Abdulhadi Arwani who was the former Imam of the An Noor Cultural and Community Centre who served from 2005 to 2011.
"He will be sadly missed."
Mr Arwani is thought to have fled Syria as a teenager in 1982 after surviving the Hama massacre. He is believed to have attended protests against Assad outside the Syrian embassy in 2012.
:: Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Terrorism Officers Investigate Death Of Preacher
Dengan url
http://cucikakiku.blogspot.com/2015/04/terrorism-officers-investigate-death-of.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Terrorism Officers Investigate Death Of Preacher
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Terrorism Officers Investigate Death Of Preacher
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar