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Andy Burnham, a former Labour frontbencher who was elected mayor this month, insisted the attack, claimed by Islamic State, had nothing to do with Islam.
“The message that I would want to get over – and this is how the vast majority of people feel – this man was a terrorist, not a Muslim,†he said, speaking to LBC Radio.
“He does not represent the Muslim community. Weâ€
“In my view, the man who committed this atrocity no more represents the Muslim community than the individual who murdered my friend Jo Cox represents the white, Christian community.â€
Similarly, following the Westminster knife and car attack, Prime Minister Theresa May said the “Islamist†attack on Parliament was not “Islamicâ€.
Haras Rafiq, the CEO of the anti-extremism Quilliam Foundation, which has advised the Government, accused Mr. Burnham of “basically doing what ISIS is doingâ€.
He also said “there is no such thing as a lone wolfâ€, predicting the terrorist was part of a “networkâ€. He claimed “every single jihadist terrorist has been part of the globally inspired Islamist ideologyâ€.
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Firenze Sage: Â When a guy walks out of a mosque he probably is a muslim — Â even if carrying a bomb.