1. The cleric had fled a Jordanian crackdown on militants in the early 1990s, arriving in Britain in 1993.

2. A cleric who was leading the service was also killed, according to initial reports.

3. He claimed to be a cleric and asked his hostages to display an Islamic flag during the siege.

4. The Muslim cleric from Norway came up with the idea of an environmental holy movement a year ago.

5. More than a decade ago the cleric issued rulings justifying suicide bombings.