We got problems in Europe.....

Police risked offending delicate religious sensitivities by raiding the Finsbury Park mosque, but their actions were justified by the mini-arsenal of weapons, terrorist paraphernalia and forged passports they found inside.

Operation Mermant, which began in the early hours of January 20 2003, involved scores of officers in body armour using battering rams to enter the building.

Full details of what they discovered during three days of searches can only be revealed today following the conclusion of Abu Hamza's trial on race hate charges.

The stash of equipment included chemical warfare protection suits, or NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) suits, as they are technically known....

...Hamza condemned the raid, accusing the police and Government of adopting "Rambo-style" tactics, describing it as "provocative", "silly" and "illogical". Other Muslim leaders also criticised the manner of the operation.

It has been alleged that Hamza rose to prominence at the mosque by bullying and intimidating the trustees, driving away moderate Muslims.

He provoked outrage with his speeches supporting al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and the September 11 attacks. He even once described the American shuttle disaster as a "punishment from Allah".

Following an investigation by the Charity Commission, the cleric was suspended from his post there in April 2002, but was not formally dismissed until February the following year. The commission concluded that Hamza had used it for "personal and political, rather than charitable, purposes".

The mosque, which is officially known as the North London Central Mosque, was closed and boarded up for several months following the police raid....

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Will they also build a church for Christian worshippers ?