article_snippet.sent: As counter-terrorism police last night searched the home of Shakil Ahmed – recently pictured with Ed Miliband – and Turkish authorities prepared to deport the group of nine, questions were asked over whether signs of 21-year-old Waheed’s apparent radicalisation had been missed.
article_snippet.sent: On radar: Counter-terrorism police searched the home of Shakil Ahmed, pictured here with Ed Miliband, as it is revealed his son Waheed Ahmed (right) was targeted by the Government's anti-extremism Prevent strategy .
article_snippet.sent: Sources claimed Waheed had been monitored by the Government’s Prevent strategy, which aims to stop extremists resorting to acts of terrorism but has been slammed as a ‘toxic’ brand which further alienates disaffected young Muslims.
article_snippet.sent: Friends said Friends had not noticed a change in Waheed’s behaviour.
article_snippet.sent: Bassat Yousaf, 21, who has known Waheed since they were at primary school, said: ‘Shakil Ahmed's’s really a quiet guy.
article_snippet.sent: The Home Office declined to comment on reports of Waheed’s involvement with Waheed Prevent strategy, which last year resulted in 77 reports from worried families to anti-terror police.