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Mr Kuffar (non-believers) prepare for real war.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shopkeeper from Birmingham accused of tweeting in support of Daesh (ISIS) has told a court the fundamentalists would strongly disapprove of him selling alcohol. \u00a0 \u00a0 A shopkeeper from Birmingham accused of tweeting in support of Daesh (ISIS) has told a court the fundamentalists would strongly disapprove of him selling alcohol. 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