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LONDON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- British officials have decided against pushing for the closure of mosques preaching extremist rhetoric.
The proposed closures were part of a 12-point anti-terror plan developed following the July 7 suicide bombings on three London trains and a bus that left 52 people dead and 700 injured.
The plan infuriated British Muslim leaders and police warned the closures could further alienate members of Britain's 2 million member Muslim community and disrupt intelligence gathering.
"I will not seek to legislate on this issue at the present time, although we will keep the matter under review," Secretary Charles Clarke told the House of Commons.
Sir Iqbal Sacranie, general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain, said closing mosques would be a mistake.
"Mosques are being misidentified and stereotyped as incubators of violent extremism, while the social reality is that they serve as centers of moderation," he told Friday's Telegraph.
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