Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Britain grapples with gruesome "honor" crimes / Reuters.co.uk, 7 Dec 2005

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"The CPS, which decides whether to press charges against suspects in British criminal cases, says such crimes are on the rise, particularly since the July 7 London bombings. The bombs, which killed 52 people on the city's transport system, were planted by four Islamist suicide bombers, all of them British.
The CPS stresses honor crime is not just a Muslim issue.
'I'm aware of crimes being committed in Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, and also within those communities in this country,' Afzal said.
'That said, the bulk of these crimes involve the South Asian community and in particular the Muslim community.' "