The Hamara Youth Access Point (Hyap) is a

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for

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, operated by the Hamara Healthy Living Centre, an

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ic charity partly funded by the UK government. The drop-in centre was frequented by several of the suspects in the

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2005 controversy

In 2005, police searched the premises and confiscated items such as computer hard drives for forensic investigation Both

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, 22, and

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, 19, who have since been proven to be

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, frequented Hyap, according to police. The Leeds teacher Mohammed Sadique Khan, 30, also identified by police as a suicide bomber, acted as a mentor to youths at the centre. The centre is directly across the street from a mosque, and it is said that a request that Khan and others should stop having political activities in the mosque, including community meetings opposed to UK policy in

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, but they then moved them to the centre. The Hyap's status permitted it to apply for grants from the UK government for various program monies totalling more than £1 million.

References

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