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CCTV hunt over 'gay free zone' posters

Police were examining CCTV and forensic evidence today as they hunted the culprits behind hate posters warning the East End is a "gay free zone".

Muslims in Tower Hamlets led condemnation of the posters, which stated "Allah is severe in punishment" and depicted a rainbow flag with a cross through it. It is unclear whether they were pasted up by militant Muslims or Right-wing extremists seeking to smear the local Islamic community. Gay Muslims blamed the posters on a "minority of homophobes blinded by hate".

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