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British prosecution officials accused jailed Egyptian priest Sheikh Abu Hamza of preaching terrorism and of possessing a "terror manual." The Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad was written between 1989 and 1999 with chapters dedicated to Osama bin Laden. This how-to manual contains detailed instructions to make bombs, sabotage, assassinate, and infuse terror. It recommends popular buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and Statue of Liberty apart from crowded public areas such as skyscrapers, ports, airports, nuclear plants, and football stadiums as potential targets. The prosecution said that they would produce taped sermons of the priest encouraging listeners in private and public to kill saying it is their "religious duty." While Hamza has denied all charges, mainstream Muslims see the rabid priest, who had lost both hands in a "jihad" campaign, as an embarrassment and campaigned against his provocative speeches.
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