London Muslims attend Friday prayers, react to Thursday's attack; plus Galloway

Описание: (8 Jul 2005) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of police car with siren blaring driving down street, pan to entrance of East London Mosque near Aldgate Underground station
2. Police standing in road as Muslims queue to enter for Friday prayers
3. Wide high view of Muslims praying
4. Various of prayers and sermon
5. Chairman of East London Mosque, Dr Mohammad Abdul Bary, surrounded by journalists
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Mohammad Abdul Bary, Chairman of East London Mosque:
"There have been some emails of hate and disgust and we received that, we have been receiving this since 9/11 and we know some people that can do that, but on the other hand there have been emails and messages of support for the Muslim community working together, so those emails that come in a very negative way aren't that many."
7. Muslims leaving mosque
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop, Muslim worshipper:
"You feel you know the community might have a clash because some people might, you know, attack Muslims."
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox pop, Muslim worshipper
"I am very worried, as are many Muslims, I think, from my country. They are worried and they are feeling insecurity after these incidents."
10. Various of multi-faith vigil outside Aldgate underground station
11. SOUNDBITE (English) George Galloway, British MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, Respect Party:
"Whilst we must, and do, denounce this great crime that took place in London, we cannot separate it from the backdrop against which it is set, which is one in which Mr Blair and Mr Bush have vastly increased the number of people in the world who hate us and made them hate us more intensely than they did before. And this policy of occupation and war is filling a swamp of bitterness and grievance in which these terrorist killers swim."
12. Wide shot of Galloway surrounded by media
STORYLINE
Muslims gathering for Friday prayers at an east London mosque said they feared a backlash and possibly violence after a series of explosions on public transport in the British capital which left at least 50 people dead.
Dr Mohammad Abdul Bary, chairman of East London Mosque, said the Muslim community there had been receiving hate mail since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
"We have been receiving this since 9/11... but on the other hand there have been emails and messages of support for the Muslim community," he said.
Muslims make up almost a tenth of London's eight million residents and they're inseparable from the fabric of the city's society and its history.
From the opulent glitz of Harrod's to the kebab shops that dot the city's streets, Muslims have long been part of London's glamour and its gritty streets.
But the bombings have left many on edge, including Muslims, who fear they could be the target of violence.
Some emerging from Friday prayers said they felt insecure following the attacks.
"I am very worried, as are many Muslims, I think," said one man.
"You feel you know the community might have a clash because some people might, you know, attack Muslims," said another man.
Metropolitan Police Commission Ian Blair said on Friday that police were aware of one or two incidents involving Muslims, but he didn't elaborate.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the bombings on Thursday, which killed at least 50 and injured more than 700, were redolent of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida, although Islam wasn't to blame.

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