Again: London Bomb Plotter Fled London in Burka

One of the alleged July 21 bombers fled London after the attempted attacks disguised as a woman wearing a burka, their trial heard.

Yassin Omar was captured on CCTV at Golders Green coach station in north London and at Birmingham coach station disguised in the traditional Muslim women's dress.

He was picked up on the CCTV just a day after the attempted attacks, Woolwich Crown Court was told.

Prosecuting counsel Nigel Sweeney said: "CCTV shows him and his fiancee at Golders Green coach station and him at Birmingham coach station that evening disguised in the burka"....

Afterwards, he tried to convey the impression of a man "carrying on his life as normal", Mr Sweeney said. On July 26 he went to the police but "not to tell the truth", he alleged.

Instead, during the course of interviews lasting a number of days, he "lied on an epic scale" to keep up the pretence that he only happened to know two of the defendants, Mr Sweeney told the jury. Eventually, the true scale of his involvement was revealed by the "weight of evidence" against him, he said.

This is the seventh story I have noted about Islamists using the Muslim veil as a weapon. It exploits the West's politically correct sensibilities regarding multiculturalism and women. Of course, Islamists constantly adjust their tactics to sabotage their hosts, while Western societies respond slowly, if ever.

Banning the veil could save countless lives in this war. Will we ever consider it? Perhaps someday. But by that time, Islamist tactics will have changed many times over.