UK Releases Haroon Aswat After Mental‑Health Ruling

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Britain has released Haruna Aswat, a long-time al-Qaeda associate linked to the 7/7 London bombings, where 52 people were killed and more than 800 injured.

[00:00:10]He was freed early after doctors reported improvement in his schizoaffective disorder, despite repeated warnings from counter-terror police that he still poses a significant security risk. Aswat will now live in West Yorkshire under only minimal monitoring, without the strict controls normally applied to high-risk terror offenders. The decision has sparked public outrage and renewed debate over how the UK balances mental health rulings with national security. Like and subscribe for more daily news.