13/08/2014 BBC London News

welcome. I'm Alice Bhandhukravi Scotland Yard is examining whether

extremist leaflets handed out in Scotland Yard is examining whether

extremist leaflets handed ott in the extremist leaflets handed out in the

West End are in breach of anti`terror laws. The leafldts

encourage British Muslims to go to Iraq to support the Islamic State,

formerly known as ISIS. It's thought they were distributed by radical

students looking to recruit for the terror group. Rebecca Williams

students looking to recruit for the terror group. Rebecca Willi`ms has

terror group. Rebecca Williams has the story.

Featured here in central London a group of Islamic State supporters

appear to be encouraging British appear to be encouraging British

Muslims to join jihad. They hope that by handing out these ldaflets

that by handing out these leaflets others will back their causd.

that by handing out these ldaflets others will back their cause. But

this Iraqi`born woman said she was shocked when her and her friends

were approached. I myself fled Iraq because of war, because of

dictatorship. What these extremists are doing, they are abusing the

system, using the freedom and democracy here to voice somdthing

democracy here to voice something that's completely against it, to

promote for simply killing people. Islamic State is one of the most

dangerous jihadist groups. It controls parts of Iraq and Syria,

where it's gained a reputation controls parts of Iraq and Syria,

where it's gained a reputathon for brutal rule. It wants to set up a

caliphate, a multinational Muslim caliphate, a multinational Luslim

state in the Middle East. After seeing British men promoting its

values in central London, hunting of values in central London, hunting of

people took to central medi`. It was here on Oxford Street that

the leaflets were handed out. This is a copy of one of those. In

the leaflets were handed out. This is a copy of one of those. Hn it, it

makes recommendations for Muslim makes recommendations for Muslim

men, among those are migrathng from men, among those are migrating from

the UK to the caliphate and obeying the leader of the Islamic State

group. We know they have a support base in the UK. It is slightly

surprising they feel they c`n do surprising they feel they can do

this so openly and don't expect to be caught or apprehended dohng

this so openly and don't expect to be caught or apprehended doing this.

The brazenness of it, if yot like. The brazenness of it, if yot like.

Today the radical cleric Anjem Choudary told us that those handing

out the leaflets were his former students, but he denies the

suggestion they were doing anything suggestion they were doing anything

illegal. I wasn't with them yesterday when they were

distributing leaflets, I wasn't aware of it. But I cannot sde

aware of it. But I cannot see anything in the leaflet itsdlf

aware of it. But I cannot sde anything in the leaflet itself from

anything in the leaflet itsdlf from a trained lawyer that there's

anything there which is illegal a trained lawyer that there's

anything there which is illdgal and anything there which is illdgal and

which the authorities need to be concerned about. Around 500 Britons

are believed to be travelled to Syria to fight against President

Syria to fight against Preshdent Assad's forces. Earlier this year

Abdul Waheed Maajid from Cr`wley Abdul Waheed Maajid from Crawley

became the first British suhcide became the first British suicide

bomber to stage an attack in the country. Tonight the Metropolitan

Police has said it is looking into whether those handing out leaflets

whether those handing out ldaflets on Oxford Street have breached

terror laws. A man has been left with life`changing injuries after

being attacked during a burglary at his home in south`west London. The

55`year`old was set upon by three men. His family have told us they

feared for their lives whilst the attack was taking place. Aldx

Bushill is in Wimbledon for us this evening. This was a terrifyhng

attack carried out by a gang of men wearing latex gloves and scarves

attack carried out by a gang of men wearing latex gloves and sc`rves on

wearing latex gloves and scarves on their faces. The injuries they

inflected were so brutal th`t their faces. The injuries they

inflected were so brutal that you may find the images disturbhng.

inflected were so brutal th`t you may find the images disturbing. Two

shattered eye sockets and in danger of being left blind, Paul is a

father and was beaten and battered father and was beaten and battered

in front of his family, and all because he answered a knock on the

door of his Wimbledon home. He was held down and viciously attacked in

his home address and there were a number of demands for money. His

wife suffered a similar orddal at the hands of a gang police think are

even European. They locked themselves in their room and dialled

999. Police were able to be hear within a matter of minutes. The

attack was still under way. We locked ourselves in the rool and

dialled 999. We locked the door and turned off the light, hit under the

bed and called the police. Xou turned off the light, hit under the

bed and called the police. You must bed and called the police. You must

have been terrified. I thought my parents were being stabbed, from the

amount of screaming and shouting. amount of screaming and shouting.

You can't really express fully but it sounded it was the most brutal,

the highest exhibition of violence you've ever heard and there was a

genuine fear between both of us for our lives. We really did fear.

genuine fear between both of us for our lives. We really did fe`r. In

our lives. We really did fear. In all, two men were arrested. Another

two ran away. Police believd all, two men were arrested. Another

two ran away. Police believe this is one of them, sprinting towards

Wimbledon town centre, dodghng Wimbledon town centre, dodging

traffic in the Broadway. Paul's injuries are so bad that surgeons

are still fighting to save sight. Tonight the police repeat their

appeal for any witnesses to come forward. In particular anyone who

saw the two suspects sprinting towards the Broadway. The f`mily

gave that interview because they support that appeal and want anyone

who is responsible for this brutal attack to be caught. Alex, thank

you. Commuters suffered severe ddlays

home this evening after a suspected burglar climbed a tree near train

tracks and refused to come down for 17 hours. Police had chased the man

from Charlton station early this morning after an attempted burglary,

and train companies were forced to cancel services when he wouldn't

come down. The 32`year`old has been arrested.

Prince Harry has given a personal good luck message to the service

personnel who will represent Britain at the inaugural Invictus Games. The

130`strong team was unveiled earlier. Its competitors for injured

military personnel will see them take on rivals from 13 other

countries in a Paralympic`style competition in London next month.

competition in London next lonth. That's it for now from me, but let's

find out what the weather's up to with Darren Bett.

It was warm when the sun was out today. Tomorrow there'll be sunshine

but there'll be more showers. The day will start dry, bright with

sunshine. It will stay that way through the rush hour. But hn

sunshine. It will stay that way through the rush hour. But in the

through the rush hour. But hn the latter part of the morning showers

will become more extensive. Heavy downpours, hail and thunder as well.

Gusty winds. Showers lively in the report. Friday, probably drier for

longer. A pleasant morning with sunny spells. A north`westerly

breeze. Showers come thick `nd sunny spells. A north`westerly

breeze. Showers come thick and fast breeze. Showers come thick `nd fast

towards the latter part of the afternoon, into the rush hotr of the

afternoon, into the rush hour of the before then, temperatures m`ke

afternoon, into the rush hotr of the before then, temperatures make it

afternoon, into the rush hour of the before then, temperatures m`ke it up

to a pleasant enough 22 Celsius. before then, temperatures make it up

to a pleasant enough 22 Celsius. To the weekend, we are trying to push

in this area of high pressure. That will brick us mostly fine weather

will brick us mostly fine wdather for the first half of the weekend.

for the first half of the wdekend. Not so good on Sunday. Sunshine and

showers for the next couple of days. Saturday should be fine.

Good evening. Most of the weather action today has been centred across

central Europe, with some stormy weather moving through France,

across Germany, through the Alps, clusters of thunder storms,

responsible for exacerbating