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Grenfell charity volunteer on trial after referring to blaze as a "Jewish sacrifice"

Tahra Ahmed denies stirring up racial hatred

January 6, 2022 10:08
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A woman who worked as a volunteer with victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster stirred up racial hatred on Facebook by referring to the fire as a 'Jewish sacrifice', a court heard.

 Tahra Ahmed, 51, is said to have published two anti-semitic posts to her account between 26 January 2016 and 26 January 2018.

 The first post appears to have been published on 18 June 2017, four days after the Grenfell Tower fire which resulted in the deaths of 72 people.

 The post refers to the fire as a ‘Jewish sacrifice’ and relates it to the New York twin towers which were destroyed in 9/11. It contains a link to a video of the Grenfell tragedy which was later removed from the internet.