16pc of UK Muslims back 7/7 cause
One in six British Muslims believes the London Tube and bus bombers were motivated by a just cause, according to an opinion poll. Sixteen percent of respondents to the poll conducted for The Times newspaper and ITV News felt the July 7 bombers’ cause — although not their actions — was just. Thirteen percent said the bombers should be regarded as martyrs, and 7 percent felt suicide attacks on British civilians were justified in some circumstances. ITV said the poll showed that “a vast majority” of British Muslims did not sympathize with the bombings of last July 7, which killed 52 commuters and the four bombers. Full Story