UK Police quiz Muslim schoolboy after ‘terrorist house’ error

A 10-year-old Muslim boy was quizzed by police after mistakenly writing that he lived in a “terrorist house” rather than a “terraced” one.

UK Police quiz Muslim schoolboy after ‘terrorist house’ error

The youngster made the error during an English lesson at a Lancashire school, and the following day police arrived at his home to interview him and examine the family laptop.

The boy’s family said the incident on December 7 had shocked them and asked for the police and school to apologise.

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