Majid Freeman has become a topic of discussion since he openly came out to support the Islamists attacking Hindus in the United Kingdom. He spread fake news about the anti-Hindu clashes in Leicester and instigated Muslim youth against the Hindu community.
Since OpIndia and netizens exposed him, old tweets of his have surfaced where he used his social media presence to propagate misinformation and spread his propaganda to support Islamists. Interestingly, BBC and Guardian quoted Freeman as a “Good Samaritan”, whitewashing his wrongdoings.
In one such attempt, Freeman called the 7/7 London Bombings of 2005 “false flag ops by the British government”. The screenshot of his tweet was shared widely on social media. In the tweet, he said, “R.I.P all the innocent victims sacrificed by the government in the False Flag 7/7 operation”. Notably, after the tweet went viral, Freeman deleted it.
One of the most prominent accounts that shared his problematic tweets’ screenshots was ‘Stop Hindu Hate Advocacy Network’ or SHHAN.
If we look at the one-month stats of his tweets, it is notable that Freeman deleted 22 tweets on September 26 and 5 on September 27. OpIndia cannot confirm if he had deleted those tweets during the two days or not.
The screenshots were shared by SHHAN on September 19. Before them, several other netizens pointed out hateful tweets as well. Interestingly, during the period Majid was spreading misinformation and fake news about anti-Hindu attacks in Leicester, he gained over 6,000 followers in just three days from September 18 to September 20.
This was not the only attack that was deemed ‘false’ by Freeman. He also blamed the United States government for the 9/11 attack, where hijacked planes plunged into Twin Towers in New York City, killing thousands. Those tweets also stand deleted.
However, several other tweets claiming Islamic terrorists were not behind the attack and that it was an “inside job” are still available on his account.
The London Bombings of 2005
The ‘London Bombings of 2005’, also known as ‘7/7 attacks’ or ‘July 7 attacks’, were coordinated suicide bomb attacks that took place on the London transit system on the morning of July 7, 2005. As per reports, three bombs exploded in three trains on the London Underground, resulting in the death of 39 people. One hour after the first attack, another bomb was detonated on the upper deck of a bus in Tavistock Square, resulting in the death of 13 people. Furthermore, over 700 people were reportedly injured in the four attacks.
The bombers used inexpensive, readily available materials to make the bombs. Thus, the advance detection of the plot was highly unlikely. As a result of the attack, a series of changes were brought to the British Counterterrorism Policy.
During the investigation, it was revealed that three of the bombers travelled from the site in Leeds, where they made the bombs, to Luton. The fourth bomber joined them in Luton. They carried the bombs in their backpacks and boarded a train to King’s Cross station, London. At around 8:30 AM, they entered the station and boarded different trains to east and west on the Circle Line and south on the Piccadilly Line. After 20 minutes of boarding the trains, they carried out the attacks.
The attack in Russell Square killed 26 and injured over 340. The attack in Aldgate killed seven and injured over 170. The attack at Edgware Road killed six and injured over 160.
An hour later, the fourth bomber attacked a crowded bus en route to Hackney. In that attack, 13 people were killed, and over 100 were injured. An extensive investigation was carried out, and by July 16, police released the names of all four bombers who were killed in the attacks. There were theories of a ‘fifth bomber’ or a ‘foreign mastermind’, but the investigation agencies ruled them out.
Later in September 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the deputy leader of the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda, claimed partial responsibility for the attack. In April 2007, the investigation agencies charged three British Muslims for assisting in the planning of the attack. However, in 2009 they were cleared of the charges.