Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Murder arrest for terror suspect

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RBS has been dogged by several scandals since its Government bailout in 2008. HUNDREDS of shoes have been left outside Westminste­r Cathedral to show support for the Pope’s Share the Journey refugee campaign.

Pope Francis is using the campaign to urge world leaders to back the rights of refugees.

About 40,000 Catholics have walked the equivalent of four times round the world in a show of solidarity.

Supporters hope a global agreement on refugees will be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 18.

The campaign, led by Catholic charities Cafod and Caritas Social Action Network, wants to see A MAN detained after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in a suspected terror attack has been further arrested for attempted murder, Scotland Yard said.

The 29-year-old British national of Sudanese origin, originally arrested on a terrorism charge after allegedly ploughing into cyclists and a security barrier, is called Salih Khater, a source confirmed.

Satisfied they know the identity of the man who was arrested, the Metropolit­an Police said the priority of the investigat­ion team continues to be to understand the motivation.

The force said officers have concluded searches at two addresses in Birmingham and one in Nottingham, and continue to search a third in Birmingham.

Residents who knew Khater have described him as a quiet man who frequently visited the Bunna Internet Cafe on Stratford Road in Birmingham.

One customer, who would only give his name as Adam, said he had been served coffee by Khater and that he was a polite and apparently humble man.

“I am still in shock. I’ve known him for about a year and he is a very, very good protection put in place for refugees, with support for host countries and action to tackle the root causes of forced displaceme­nt.

Cafod head of campaigns Daniel Hale said: “We are calling on the UK Government to demand that all world leaders place human dignity at the heart of the global man,” he said. “I can’t see him doing anything stupid.

“He was polite, humble and he kept himself to himself. The whole community is upset. I can’t see it not being an accident – I couldn’t see him hurting a fly, never mind a human being.”

Ahmed Abdi, originally from Somalia, said Khater was regularly at the cafe, and was a “very quiet” man who “never spoke” and drove a small, old white car.

The 43-year-old, who recognised his image on the news, said he knew the man as Salih and had known him for around a year and a half.

A police search is thought to have taken place about a mile from the cafe, at a tower compact agreement on refugees signed at next month’s United Nations General Assembly.

“It is important to remember that most people on the move are from poor countries, and most seek safety in nearby poor countries or within their own country’s borders.” block in the Highgate area, where a plaincloth­es officer prevented reporters from entering the 10th floor landing.

Khater was previously an accountanc­y student at Coventry University, a spokesman said, confirming he attended between September last year and May.

He added that Khater failed the first year of his course and his enrolment was terminated.

The Facebook page for a man called Salih Khater says he lives in Birmingham, works as a shop manager, and has studied at Sudan University of Science and Technology.

It has subsequent­ly been disabled and is no longer publicly available on the social network.

The silver Ford Fiesta used in the attack was driven from Birmingham to London late on Monday and spent almost five hours in the Tottenham Court Road area.

It was then driven around the Westminste­r area for more than 90 minutes before it crashed into a security barrier just before 7.40am on Tuesday.

Three people sustained non-life-threatenin­g injuries.

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