Government blames Tories for giving British citizenship to ‘Hamas bodyguard’

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Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in Britain in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.

The case of a suspected terrorist reported to have acted as a bodyguard to the leader of Hamas before being granted asylum and British citizenship is a “staggering example of the loss of border control” under the Conservatives, the Government has said.

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Germany-born Mohammed Alfatih, also known as Mohammed Naim, has been found guilty of a violent knife attack on a bailiff outside his UK home.

He is also wanted in Germany over an alleged plot to murder members of the Jewish community there.

Alfatih was granted asylum in Britain in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.

A Government source said: “This is a staggering example of the loss of border control under the last Conservative government who granted his asylum claim and gave him citizenship.

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