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Terrorism and Community Relations

: The hon. Gentleman makes another important point; it is the mirror image of what the hon. Member for Brent, East (Sarah Teather) said a moment ago. During our inquiry we received evidence to that effect. A Roman Catholic priest from Oldham described what he hears among his congregation if there is a report of a bombing in part of the world that has been linked to international terrorism. He described how such incidents immediately affect what people are saying—and that was before the London bombings. The work carried out by the PeaceMaker group in Oldham illustrates clearly how such views and suspicions are taking hold among young people of all races, not only those from minority groups. That is important.