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Harry sparks security fears as hate preacher tells jihadis to target Brit army

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Harry sparks security fears as hate preacher tells jihadis to target Brit army
Harry sparks security fears as hate preacher tells jihadis to target Brit army

PRINCE Harry's Taliban-killing confession has sparked a security threat after Anjem Choudary urged jihadis to target British troops.

The hate preacher, whose vile outbursts inspired Fusilier Lee Rigby's murder, claims the Duke of Sussex has shown his "true colours".

Anjem Choudary has launched into a vile rant against Prince Harry eiqrtiqheitzprw
Anjem Choudary has launched into a vile rant against Prince HarryCredit: Lee Thompson - The Sun
It comes following Harry's comments about killing the Taliban
It comes following Harry's comments about killing the Taliban

And he sickeningly told his followers to target troops in "Syria, Iraq and North Africa where many British soldiers are deployed".

The extremist also lashed out at the Royal Family for having a "dark history of occupying Muslim lands", the Mail on Sunday reports.

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In a vile rant, Choudary said: "The world now knows of the wickedness that the US, UK and others engaged in, including repeatedly murdering innocent unarmed Muslims…

"Nevertheless, Harry still saw fit to plunge his knife further into the hearts of Muslims with his callous boastful comments."

Harry, 38, admitted in his memoir Spare that killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan was like taking "chess pieces" off the board.

The former Apache pilot, who served two tours of the country, claimed he did not see the enemy as people and did not feel pride or shame over his kill tally.

Choudary's incendiary comments have been slammed by officials as "abhorrent".

Ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan-Smith said the rant was a "direct and indirect threat to our constitutional head of state, our monarchy, and for that matter our Government and all public servants".

He urged the police and security services to "move on this man".

While Tobias Ellwood, Tory MP for Bournemouth East, said: "I would encourage Prince Harry to follow up with a statement of humility to clarify it was unwise to make such comments and out of step to what the rest of the Armed Forces do.

"I believe he needs to recognise it was ill-construed, will be interpreted the wrong way and to ratchet up hate.

"Otherwise there will be others in addition to Choudary who will try to stir up hatred."

'Harry's claim he killed 25 Taliban fighters puts his family in real danger''Harry's claim he killed 25 Taliban fighters puts his family in real danger'

It comes as veterans warned Harry's comments could put the Invictus Games, which is he patron of, in danger.

Admiral Lord West, former head of the Navy, told the Sunday Mirror: “The Invictus Games is very much labelled to him and so I would have thought the threat level there will definitely be higher.

“There will be serious security issues because of what he said. Measures will have to be put in place to protect the veterans.

“And there will be people who, given half the chance, will want to do something.”

Lord West branded Harry's remarks as "very stupid".

He added: "The Taliban will be reading it thinking there’s this prince calling us all chess pieces and is quite happy about killing us.

“And there will be a lot of people, I am sure, in Islamic State and other terrorist organisations, who will think this is something which should be avenged.”

The Games are due to take place in September in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Former head of royal protection Dai Davies suggested the event could be targeted by a terrorist who is now able to get to Harry.

While Stefan Bisanz, who has advised the German Federal Ministry of Defence, compared the Royal to Salman Rushdie, who was subject to a fatwa for novel The Satanic Verses.

He added: "I would say that, based on what he has just done, the security threat to Prince Harry is now almost as great as to Salman Rushdie.

"He has potentially even put himself right up at the top of their hitlist.”

It comes after insiders previously said Harry's confession has significantly heightened security concerns for the entire Royal Family.

In his memoir, Harry said he gunned down Taliban militants when he flew Apache helicopters in southern Helmand Province in 2012.

He rewatched films of his kills from the gunship’s nose-mounted camera when he returned to base at Camp Bastion.

Harry said the technology meant: “I could always say precisely how many enemy combatants I’d killed”.

He wrote: “So my number: 25. It wasn’t a number that gave me any satisfaction. But neither was it a number that made me feel ashamed.

“In the heat and fog of combat, I didn’t think of those 25 as people. I’d been trained to ‘other-ise’ them.”

The Taliban retaliated by branding Harry a "loser" and demanded he be brought before an "international court" for his "crimes".

Experts fear Harry's remarks could cause a security threat at the Invictus Games
Experts fear Harry's remarks could cause a security threat at the Invictus GamesCredit: Getty
Harry is patron of the event, which is taking place in September
Harry is patron of the event, which is taking place in SeptemberCredit: Getty - Contributor

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