Leaflets urge Kashmir martyrdom

The leaflets were found near the mosque in the last few days

Hundreds of leaflets have been found near to Birmingham Central Mosque encouraging people to become martyrs.

The leaflets depict the story of a child who dreams of becoming a martyr and later dies fighting in Kashmir.

The mosque understands they may have been distributed by a group affiliated to an organisation which supports Mujahadeen fighters in the country.

It is urging local Muslims to ignore the leaflets, which have been handed over to police.

Police representative

Chairman of the mosque, Dr Mohammed Naseem, said: "Don't take any notice of them.

"The police will decide what they want to do with them.

"I've handed them over to the police representative who works with us."

The flyers were found near the mosque last week.