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Munir Farooqi, jailed radicaliser, 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 travel and fight in Afghanistan, has died in custody. He passed away at HMP Frankland in County Durham on 27 September, and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is expected to examine the death. Farooqi was serving a lengthy sentence for terrorism offences.

Why now: News of the death of a high-profile convicted terrorist in one of the UK's most secure prisons has prompted fresh attention to his case.

Munir FarooqiHMP FranklandPrisons and Probation OmbudsmanCounty Durham

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• 🚨 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 · Facebook

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