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U.K. Islamist group to dissolve

LONDON: Al-Muhajiroun has announced it is dissolving and ceasing activities, after the radical group called for an Islamic state in Britain and glorified the September 11 hijackers as ``the magnificent 19''. The group, which claims to have 700 U.K. members, said there was a ``new reality'' in the post-September 11 world, and Muslim groups had to be united to face ``the evil forces'' of the West. Its leader, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammed, told The Guardian: ``It's an era of crisis. In this time, as Muslims, we are obliged to dismantle any groups and unite until the crisis is solved.'' Last week, it shut its website and posted an announcement:

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