Apologies
Hanif Malik: In 7/7 bombers got Children in Need money (20 August, page 8) we reported that funds given by BBC’s Children in Need to the Leeds Community School Charity were fraudulently passed on to a neighbouring bookshop, where two of the London bombers worked, to fund their radical Islamist propaganda and for terrorist training purposes. We fully accept the assurance of Leeds Community School’s founder, Hanif Malik, that no Children in Need money was passed to the bookshop or the bombers nor was it used to pay for any propaganda or for terrorist training purposes. We apologise unreservedly to Mr Malik for the upset and distress caused. Link
In our article “7/7 bombers ‘used cash from Children in Need’†(20 August 2008) we said that money from the BBC Children In Need Appeal, given to the Leeds Community School charity, was improperly channelled to the neighbouring bookshop where two of the London bombers worked. We accept the assurance of the school’s founder, Hanif Malik, that no money from the Children In Need Appeal was passed to this bookshop nor to the bombers, nor was any used to pay for propaganda. We are happy to set the record straight and apologise to Mr Malik for any distress caused. Link
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