Muslim protester who branded our troops murderers is baggage handler at Luton Airport

A member of the hardline Islamist group that staged a demonstration against British troops works as a baggage handler at Luton Airport, it has emerged.

Jalal Ahmed was among the 20-strong group of extremists protesting when the Royal Anglian Regiment returned home from Iraq earlier this week.
During their homecoming parade, he was spotted clutching a banner proclaiming: 'Anglian soldiers: Butchers of Basra'.

Ahmed, who is in his twenties and lives in Luton, works on a casual basis for Menzies Aviation, which provides baggage handling at the airport for easyJet and other airlines.
He is believed to have worked there during peak periods over the past two years and would have had access to secure areas of the site.

The company said he had passed all criminal and security checks but a spokesman added that his job would now be reviewed.
'As with any employee who is involved in questionable behaviour, we will be discussing his position with the airport authority,' he said.

Venom: Jalah Ahmed, centre, brandishing a banner calling British soldiers 'Butchers' during the homecoming

The Muslim, who is in his early 20s, is said to have once joked he was the nephew of Osama bin Laden and was also allegedly questioned over pictures of passenger jets.
He told officers he was interested in planes and no further action was taken.

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John Menzies insisted Ahmed would always have been supervised during his shifts at the airport. The spokesman said: 'Jalal Ahmed has a contract with Menzies Aviation. He works as a baggage handler and has an airside pass.
'He is a ramp agent so would put bags on to planes. He is not a full-time employee. He works as and when we need him, such as during holidays or peak periods.'
London Luton Airport Operations Ltd, the private consortium that runs the airport on behalf of owner Luton Borough Council, refused to comment and said it was a matter for Menzies to deal with as it sees fit.

The Royal Anglian soldiers' return home from Iraq was ruined by the Muslim protest, which ended in clashes with people who had turned out to support the troops.
Islamic extremists waved offensive placards branding the soldiers 'killers' as they marched through the streets of Luton.

Firebrand preacher Anjem Choudary added insult to injury yesterday by taunting the grieving families of three Royal Anglian regiment members killed by 'friendly fire'.
He said troops in Iraq and Afghanistan were 'not heroes but closer to cowards who cannot fight, as their uncanny knack for death by friendly fire illustrates'.

The three soldiers to whom he was referring - Privates Robert Foster, 19, John Thrumble, 21, and Aaron McClure, 19 - were killed in Afghanistan in August 2007 when an American F-15 jet dropped a 500lb bomb on their position.