Revealed: British diplomat working for the Foreign Office rented out her 550,000 East London terraced house to Anjem Choudary where radical cleric preached hate to the world [Video]

08:20 EDT 24 Jul 2024, updated 12:40 EDT 24 Jul 2024

A British diplomat working for the Foreign Office rented out the terraced house she owns with her husband to hate ceric Anjem Choudary, MailOnline can reveal.

The 57-year-old Islamist preacher moved into the three-bed rented property in Essex with his family just weeks before counter-terror officers smashed down his front door in a dawn raid.

Choudary delivered sermons to his followers around the world as he directed the terrorist group al-Muhajiroun (ALM) from inside the property, which is worth around £550,000.

Neighbours told of their shock after Choudary was convicted on Tuesday of leading a terror organisation.

A married couple who live close by said: ‘We all avoided him if we saw him, and I told the kids to stay away from him as well.