Senior members of the UK’s Muslim community have voiced fears the London bombing hunt is making innocent people feel they are under suspicion.
Labour peer Lord Ahmed said many Muslims in the north of England believed they could become victims of mistaken identity by armed police. And Azad Ali, chairman of the Muslim Safety Forum, said many young Muslims were reluctant to leave their homes.
“They fear that they’re all suspected bombers,” he told BBC Radio Five Live. “We’ve received many emails, we’ve received telephone calls, about how young Muslims don’t want to use the Tube now.”