Anjem Choudary, a radical British Muslim cleric who justified the killing of James Foley, was among the nine men arrested in an anti-terror raid in London on Thursday, BBC reported:
Anjem Choudary is a deeply controversial Islamic figure, a man who many Muslims despise because they believe he causes enormous damage to their position in British society.
Alongside another now-banned cleric, he once spearheaded al-Muhajiroun, a group that argued that the West is fighting a war against Muslims and Islam.
When the government banned the group, some of its former members founded new organisations, including Islam4UK and Muslims Against Crusades--which were also later banned.
Choudary sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity on August 27, saying, "Sharia is coming to a place near you."