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Weapons found in mosque raid

A stun gun, blank-firing replica firearm and CS gas canister were among the items seized in a raid on a London mosque, police have said. Seven people were held by anti-terrorist officers after the night operation at the mosque in Finsbury Park, north London. Scotland Yard said the “intelligence-led” raid was linked to the discovery of the poison ricin in nearby Wood Green earlier this month. The cleric at the North London Central Mosque, radical preacher Sheikh Abu Hamza, told the BBC there had been “a clear desecration”. He maintained the police had been “unprofessional” in raiding a location that was under constant surveillance. Full Story