Extremist London cleric calls on young

An extremist London cleric is appealing to young British Muslims to join al Qaeda in live broadcasts on the internet, the Times reported.

The Times said cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, who is banned from many British mosques, says a "covenant of security" allowing Muslims to live peacefully in Britain had been "violated" by anti-terrorist legislation enacted after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

"I believe the whole of Britain has become Dar ul Harb [land of war]," he says in one of daily two-hour internet broadcasts, which the Times said it had monitored three days in a row from January 10 to 12.