Terrorist who ‘confessed to masterminding 7/7 attack could be freed within days’

Haroon Aswat, a 50-year-old convicted Al Qaeda member, may soon be released from a psychiatric hospital in the UK without a formal risk assessment, despite being linked to the 7/7 bombings and having previously served time in the US for terrorism-related charges. A psychiatrist’s report indicates he poses a risk of Islamic violent extremism, yet UK law prevents a formal terror risk assessment during his detention.

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