After the September 11 , 2001 attacks Bakri praised the attackers as " magnificent " , and changed his leanings towards the theology and philosophy of Al Qaeda . Bakri then stated that he had become a Salafi Muslim . Media outlets and British Muslims criticised him for his open support for various international jihadist organisations . On 13 September 2001 , Bakri told the '' Daily Mail '' , " When I first heard about the September 11 , 2001 attacks , there was some initial delight about such an attack . I received a phone call and said , ' Oh , wow , the United States has come under attack . ' It was exciting . " According to '' The Times '' , Bakri was left alone by British law prior to July 2005 despite actions such as an issuing a fatwa " containing a death threat against President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan " because : Bakri , who acts as al-Muhajiroun 's spiritual leader , insisted that his followers obey a " covenant of security " which , while encouraging terror abroad , forbade them from carrying out attacks in Britain . But " the authorities may have been lulled into a false sense of security " , because the covenant was not permanent . In November 2004 Bakri disbanded Al-Muhajiroun , saying that " all Muslims should unite together against a hostile West . " Three months later Bakri said this " covenant of security " was no longer in force having been violated by the British government . " Experts note , " according to the Times , that the July London bombings followed " four months later "
July London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
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