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Terror Suspect's Height 'Made Disguise Easier'

The suspect as he entered the mosque (l) and as he is thought to have left

A friend of terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed has told Sky News his small stature may have helped him disguise himself as a woman.

The 27-year-old, who is understood to have connections with the al Shabaab terror group, escaped police surveillance on Friday by changing into a burka at a mosque in west London.

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