Protester outside Stratford Old Town Hall with their messages for Mayor of newham Sir Robin Wales regarding the riverine centre

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A plan to build the UK's biggest mosque in Stratford, east London, has been rejected by councilors. Thousands of supporters gathered outside Newham Council's town hall ahead of the decision. The huge mosque would have been four times the capacity of St Paul's Cathedral with room for almost 10,000 worshipers. The Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat has been trying for 10 years to build a mosque in Newham. Supporters outside the town hall, some of whom had come from Birmingham and Bradford.

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Location: old Town Hall Stratford East London
Photo credit: © Tony Worpole / Alamy / Afripics
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