UK may ban 15 'terror groups'
2005-10-10 19:35
London - The British government on Monday published a list of 15 Muslim "terror" groups it has asked parliament to ban as part of a crackdown after the July bombings in London.
His office said home secretary Charles Clarke laid a draft order in parliament under the Terrorism Act 2000 to proscribe the organisations, which were "concerned in terrorism".
The home office said it would be subject to approval by both houses of parliament, which resumed debate on Monday after their 80-day summer recess, and would be debated by members of parliament and peers later this week.
It named the groups as Al-Ittihad al-Islamia, Ansar al-Islam, Ansar al-Sunna, Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain, Harakat-ul-Jihad-ul-Islami, Harakat-ul-Jihad-ul-Islami (Bangladesh), Harakat-ul-Mujahideen/Alami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Islamic Jihad Union, Jamaat ul-Furquan Jundallah, Khuddam ul-Islam Lashkar-e Jhangvi, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and Sipah-e Sahaba Pakistan.
- AFP