British police launch manhunt for missing terror suspect - BNO News

British police launch manhunt for missing terror suspect - BNO News

British police have launched a manhunt for a Somali-born terror suspect who escaped police surveillance by changing into a burka at a mosque in London, officials said on late Sunday evening, appealing for the public’s help to find the man.
Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, 27, was under close police surveillance after being placed under a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIM) notice, which may be imposed on individuals when there is a ‘reasonable belief’ that he or she is or has been involved in terrorism-related activity.
Mohamed is known to have attended the An-Noor Masjid and Community Centre in west London in Western-style clothing at approximately 10 a.m. local time on Friday, and was last seen inside the mosque at 3:15 p.m. He is then believed to have changed into a burka with his face completely covered before leaving the mosque, as was seen on CCTV images.
“The Counter Terrorism Command immediately launched inquiries to trace Mr Mohamed and these continue,” said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), which is better known as Scotland Yard. “Ports and borders were notified with his photograph and details circulated nationally. Public safety remains our priority.”
Few details about the suspect were immediately released, and a court lifted an anonymity order on Saturday to allow police to launch a public appeal for help. It was not disclosed why a TPIM notice had been imposed on Mohamed, who is described as a medium build black male and about 5 foot 8 inches (1.72 meters) tall.