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Munir Farooqi, jailed radicaliser of fighters for Afghanistan, dies in prison
Original: 🚨 UK NEWS | A former Taliban fighter who was at the centre of a plot to radicalise men to fight in Afghanistan has died while serving a prison sentence. Munir Farooqi died at HMP Frankland in County Durham on 27 September, the Prisons and Probation Omb
Munir Farooqi, a former Taliban fighter convicted over a plot to radicalise men in Manchester to fight in Afghanistan, has died while serving his prison sentence. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman said Farooqi died at HMP Frankland in County Durham on 27 September. The death of the high-profile offender at the high-security jail is now expected to be subject to an ombudsman investigation.
Why now: The death in custody of a notorious terrorism offender at HMP Frankland is newly confirmed and prompts scrutiny of prison conditions and investigations.
Munir FarooqiHMP FranklandPrisons and Probation OmbudsmanCounty DurhamTaliban
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