'Cardiff jihadist' posts pictures of 'home-made bombs' online

The Government has frozen the assets of three British citizens reported to have been involved in terrorism-related activities in Syria.

Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan, both from Cardiff, and Ruhul Amin, from Aberdeen, has been added to the Treasury's list of people targeted for financial sanctions, its website states.

Muthana and Amin appeared in a promotional video for the Islamist militant group Isis.

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Muslim leaders in Cardiff say they're actively trying to tackle the problem of extremism. It comes after ITV News revealed last week that two men from the city appeared in a video from the militant group ISIS.

The head of counter-terrorism in Wales has spoken out saying the police are doing all they can.

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Tom Sheldrick reports.

Politicians and religious leaders in Cardiff have joined together to 'reject the words' of Islamic militants who urged others to take part in militant action. The statement was organised by Cardiff South MP Stephen Doughty and Saleem Kidwai, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Wales.

It's been backed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, the leaders of local mosques and Christian and Jewish leaders. It also has cross-party support from MPs, AMs and councillors.

The full text of the statement is below:

Police have appealed for help from the Muslim community to stop more people travelling abroad to join a militant Islamic group.

It comes after two men from Cardiff featured in a video apparently produced by the group ISIS, urging Muslims from Eastern countries to join.

"Of course there are things that we can do" says Assistant Chief Constable Nikki Holland of South Wales Police

"But we need to work with the community, with our partner agencies to actually get the information about what's taking place both in terms of radicalisation, people acting differently, people looking to travel abroad"

"Our position is that you shouldn't travel abroad to Syria. It is a very dangerous place"

A mosque attended by two British jihadis fighting with Islamist rebels in Syria has denied teaching extremist ideologies.

According to Sky News, the Al-Manar Centre in Cardiff has confirmed that two men who appeared alongside a third Briton in an Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (Isis) propaganda video had visited the mosque.

Nasser Muthana and Reyaad Khan, both from the Welsh city, featured prominently in the video by Isis, which urged Muslims in the West to join their fight.

However, the mosque denied it encouraged members to take up arms to join extremists abroad.

In a statement reported by the broadcaster, the Al-Manar Centre said: "It is worth mentioning that ACT's stance is well known, that we are opposed to going to Syria or any other country, to participate in an armed struggle and have always made this clear."

Opposition Leader Andrew RT has used an Urgent Question in the Assembly to call for a summit of Welsh ministers and Muslim community leaders to try to find ways of tackling extremism. It follows revelations that two Cardiff men appeared in an Iraqi Islamist recruitment video.

Deputy Communities minister, Jeff Cuthbert, said he couldn't commit to holding a summit but said he would consider one as part of ongoing efforts to work with communities.

During an urgent question in the Assembly, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has called for Welsh ministers to hold a 'summit' with Muslim community leaders in Wales to try to work out ways of dealing with extremism.

Deputy Communities minister Jeff Cuthbert said that he couldn't commit to a summit immediately but said the Welsh Government would consider such a meeting as part of moves to work with communities to combat extremism.