A mosque attended by the Manchester Arena bomber has been accused of turning a 'blind eye' to extremism.
Mr Haffar said that while he did not believe Salman Abedi could have heard anything at the mosque that could have encouraged his views, the centre had made changes including thoroughly vetting those who now give sermons."After the sermon took place, we suspended the imam and investigated his sermon.
"We have received training. And what we do now is address subjects in our sermon related to the local community. "I am absolutely sure - clear in my mind - that the way forward is all positive and for the benefit of the wider society as well as the community."Tracey Pook, a community engagement officer at the mosque, said the centre had been targeted following the bombing."We've had letters, we had some far-right activists who came. We had an arson attack."So we've had to deal with all these threats as well, and far-right threats.
"I know it's nothing compared to the [victims'] families. All I can say to them is we support you. We feel the pain as a community."Mr Haffar said he hoped the victims' families would gain some closure from the final inquiry report into the atrocity when it is published later. "We want to really put all this behind us but again I cannot put all of what's happened behind me," he said."But I would say to their families 'We should work together'."Why not follow BBC North West on
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