Not shocking at all, London is a hotbed and hub for jihadis in Europe.
EXCLUSIVE – Sunbed killer’s link to Britain: Tunisia massacre gunman was inspired by fanatic who ran global terror cell in London
Link: Ben Hassine was himself a disciple of hate preacher Abu Qatada (above), then also based in the UK
- There could be links between Seifeddine Rezgui and terrorists in Britain
- His mentor Saifallah Ben Hassine was himself a disciple of Abu Qatada
- Survivors of attack that cost 38 lives insisted they saw second gunman
- Police and Army prepared for counter-terrorism training exercise today
Links between the Tunisia beach massacre and Islamist extremism in Britain can be revealed today.
The fanatic who inspired gunman Seifeddine Rezgui ran a global terror network from London, a Daily Mail investigation has found.
The mentor – Saifallah Ben Hassine – was himself a disciple of hate preacher Abu Qatada, then also based in the UK.
Connections: Saifallah Ben Hassine (left), the fanatic who inspired Tunisia gunman Seifeddine Rezgui (right), ran a global terror network from London, it can be revealed
The dramatic revelation came as:
- Survivors of the attack that cost as many as 30 British lives insisted they saw a second gunman;
- Police and the Army prepared for Britain’s biggest ever counter-terrorism training exercise in London today;
- Theresa May laid flowers at the scene of the ‘brutality and destruction’;
- A significant number of Rezgui’s alleged accomplices were arrested;
- It emerged that the mass murderer had terrorist training in Libya;
- David Cameron announced a national minute’s silence for noon on Friday and hinted at bombing raids in Syria.
Security officials are investigating whether there are direct links between Rezgui and terrorists based in Britain.
