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Extremist who ran Taliban 'recruiting agency' from Longsight market stall could soon be released
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter An extremist given four life sentences after running a Taliban 'recruiting agency' from a market stall in Longsight could be released soon, it has been reported.
Munir Farooqi, now 63, was part of a plot to persuade vulnerable young men to 'fight, kill and die' in Afghanistan. He believed killing British troops was an 'obligation'.
Farooqi was ordered to serve a minimum of nine years, after being found guilty in 2011 of terrorism offences and three counts of soliciting to murder.
The Mirror reports that his first parole review was refused in October, but it is believed the Secretary of State will refer his case back to the Parole Board in mid-2022.
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