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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil

Anti-terror chief: Releasing Huntingdon train suspect's ethnicity amid social media claims was 'excellent'

Britain’s anti-terror watchdog has praised the police for releasing the ethnicity of the suspected Huntingdon train knifeman amid wild speculation on social media.

Jonathan Hall KC, independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said it was an “excellent” decision amid fears that false claims on social media could spark social unrest.

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