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The Muslim response to Woolwich has been a quick and unstinting condemnation of the atrocity perpetrated by two Muslim youths.
The Muslim Council of Britain, within hours of the attack, said: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family." They went on to point out that British Muslims have long served in the Armed forces and that "this attack on a member of the Armed Forces is dishonourable, and no cause justifies this murder."
The significance of these words cannot be overestimated: they prove that Muslim spokesmen are not tacitly supporting jihadists in our midst; and that the Council has learned from its past mistakes.