Banned militant Islamist sect 'is recruiting young Muslims'

A militant Islamic sect banned by the Government as a threat to national security has launched a campaign to radicalise teenagers.

Al-Muhajiroun, headed by exiled cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, will begin a recruitment drive targeting young Muslims tonight - despite being outlawed under terror laws introduced in the wake of the 7/7 suicide bomb attacks on London.

Several members of the sect have been jailed in recent years for terror-related offences but there are fears the group is thriving again under a new name, reports London's Evening Standard newspaper. ....