Officers reassure Muslim community leaders they will deal with any anti-terror backlash
POLICE moved to reassure Liverpool’s Muslim community yesterday after the anti-terror arrests.
At a public meeting in Toxteth, residents raised concerns about possible retaliation against Muslims living in the city.
But police said there had been no evidence of any problems so far, and urged people to immediately report any crimes that could be a sign of a backlash against Muslims.
Ahmed Saif, of the Al-Ghazali Multi-cultural Centre, a community centre based on Earle Road, where one of the arrests took place, was one of several community group representatives and local councillors to attend the meeting.
He said: “Our big concern is that associations will be made between Muslims and these kinds of actions.
“We don’t yet know the nature of the act and who was behind it or their background or nationality.
“Such actions have no religious aspect whatsoever, and we don’t want the Muslim community to suffer.”
