London's faith communities condemn attack in Woolwich

Representatives from nine faith groups issued a statement last night, following the attack in Woolwich in which a young soldier was savagely killed in the street by two men.

They said: "We, as representatives of many of London's faith communities, deplore the terrible attack that has taken place today in Woolwich.

All of our religions exalt the sanctity of human life and no grievance could justify such a barbaric assault that has cost a young man his life. Terrorism has no place on our streets. We pray for the victim of this attack and his family, and call for Londoners to stand together at this time.

We will redouble our efforts to work for peace, love, understanding and hope.

Canon Guy Wilkinson CBE
Co Chair Leonie Lewis
Co Chair Dilowar Hussain Khan
Vice Chair Dr Natubhai Shah MBE 
Vice Chair Sellappah Yoga Rajah
Vice Chair Syed Yousif Al Khoei OBE

Rev Jon Dal Din, Deacon, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster
Acharya Modgala Duguid, The Amida London Buddhist Centre 
Canon Guy Wilkinson CBE, Church of England
Jasvir SIngh Degun, The City Sikhs Network
Dilowar Hussain Khan, The East London Mosque

Dr David Muir, Faith in Britain
Dr Deesha Chadha, The Hindu Forum of Britain
Sellappah Yogarajah, The Hindu Council UK
Dr Natubhai Shah, MBE, The Jain Network
Rev Kumar Rajagopalan, The London Baptist Association
The Ven Bogoda Seelawimala, The London Buddhist Vihara
Adrian Cohen, London Jewish Forum 
Yusef Noden, Muslim Cultural and Heritage Centre
Rosalind Miller, Network of Sikh Organisations
Malcolm Deboo, Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe

For more information see: www.faithsforum4london.org/