9/11 UK activist hands himself in

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A 9/11 British activist hands himself in to UK’s counter terrorism police following British Prime Ministers David Cameron’s speech at the UN General Assembly last week, Press TV reports.

In response to Cameron’s remarks equating people, who question 9/11 and 7/7 attacks in the US and UK as well as the West’s policy towards the Middle East, with Takfiri preachers who radicalize extremists, Nick Colestrom handed himself in.

“As the evidence emerges about the backgrounds of those convicted of terrorist offences, it is clear that many of them were initially influenced by preachers who claim not to encourage violence, but whose world view can be used as a justification for it. And we know what this world view is, the peddling of lies: that 9/11 was a Jewish plot or the 7/7 London attacks were staged; the idea that Muslims are persecuted all over the world as a deliberate act of Western policy,” Cameron said while addressing the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25.

Explaining his actions to the Press TV correspondent in London, Colestrom said, “David Cameron has redefined terrorism at the UN to include people, who believe that the London bombings involve government complicity, were to some degree arranged, which I certainly do believe, and I’ve published a book on the subject and also I believe the 9/11 was an inside job. I do think Islamic nations are being selectively targeted, it’s perfectly obvious, and if the police force are going by his directive what constitutes terrorism, it seems to me that they need to arrest me.”

The Press TV correspondent was present while Colestrom handed himself in.

“We want to report a possible terror threat, we’ve got a bit of evidence and wonder if we could come in and report it,” Colestrom said at the police station.

The British police refused to arrest Colestrom, but he said that Cameron’s definition of nonviolent extremism will lead to the arrest of many Muslims, who share his views, and described it as another example of racial profiling.

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EU maintains sanctions on Russia

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The European Union has decided to maintain economic sanctions against Russia, alleging it backs pro-Moscow fighters in Ukraine.

EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said on Tuesday that member states saw “encouraging developments” in parts of the September 5 truce agreed by Moscow and Kiev.

But she stressed that other parts “need to be properly implemented” before sanctions could be eased.

The joint US and EU sanctions on Russia’s largest banks and energy companies aim to cut off the Kremlin from its main sources of income.

The United States and the EU accuse Russia of destabilizing Ukraine.

Moscow has repeatedly rejected any involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, saying the pro-Russia protests in eastern Ukraine began spontaneously against the new interim government in Kiev following the ouster of the former president, Viktor Yanukovych, in February.

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ISIL releases 70 kidnapped Kurd kids

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The ISIL terrorist group has released over 70 Kurdish school children that it had abducted in northern Syria several months ago.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that parents had reported the release of the children, who are believed to be aged between 13 and 15.

The released kids were among 153 school children kidnapped by the ISIL terrorists on May 29 in the province of Aleppo while en route to their hometown of Ain al-Arab.

The Britain-based group, meanwhile, added that five students had succeeded in escaping after the abduction took place and another 37 were freed in batches, including the 10 girls among the group.

The development comes as the Takfiri group still holds around 30 more children. The militants have not offered any immediate details on why they decided to free the 70 additional hostages on Tuesday.

The SOHR said the ISIL has refused to free the 30 children as it says they have relatives in a key Kurdish party, which is against the terror group.

Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane to the Kurds, is currently a major battlefield between Kurdish fighters and ISIL militants.

The strategic town, situated on the Syria-Turkey border, is the Syria’s third-largest Kurdish town.

The ISIL Takfiris has laid siege to Ain al-Arab for the past two weeks. The fighting has triggered a mass exodus of residents in the area.

The ISIL terrorists currently control large swathes of territory across Syria and Iraq.

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