MILITANT Islamic activists with links to extremist clerics Omar Bakri Mohammed and Abu Hamza announced in a Leyton charity shop that they have formed a new group.

The group, Ahl al Sunna and al Jamaa, brands the Queen and British Govern-ment as enemies of Islam.

Its members are calling for Muslim youth to unite and oppose the Govern-ment and secular Islamic groups.

Translated as "the community following the teachings of the Prophet", the group is made up of members of the controversial Saviour Sect and disbanded al-Muhajiroun.

It claims to have up to 1,000 followers.

Anjam Choudry, a lawyer and former leader of al Muhajiroun, invited the Guardian and international media to a press conference last Friday at the Farishteh Trust charity shop, Lea Bridge Road.

Mr Choudry said the group was a peaceful, non-Jihadi movement formed to put pressure on the Government to change its foreign policy and to prevent legislation being passed to extend the length of time that terror suspects can be detained.

Representatives of the new group refused to answer questions about al Qaeda's involvement in terror attacks on New York and London.

Simon Sulayman Keeler, a British convert, said: "The Queen is an enemy to Islam and Muslims.

"We see in reality her actions all around the earth, her forces, army navy and air force bombing, destroying Muslims, killing our families, destroying our properties and occupying our land."

Abu Yahya, a former spokesman for al Muh-ajiroun who is involved in leading youth activities, spoke against the Government's decision to ban Omar Bakri Moham-med and the imprisonment of Hamza.

He said: "If you are going to continue to demonise the scholars and remove them from British soil, who is going to control the youth?

"You will end up with the situation in France with riots on the streets happening in England."

The group said that Omar Bakri Mohammed was not involved in its running, but Mr Choudry said he would love the cleric to have a role.

Mohammed, currently in the Middle East, is famous for praising the September 11 hijackers and was excluded from Britain in August.

The Guardian reported last week that a rally in Walthamstow Village, believed to have been organised by the Saviour Sect, was cancelled by the police and council.

A leaflet publicising the event featured a picture of a man armed with a rocket launcher standing in front of Number 10 Downing Street.

The press conference held to launch the group was held in the back room of a charity shop in Leyton.

A small handful of journalists, including the Guardian, and television cameras turned up to the launch of Ahl al Sunnah and al Jamaa on Friday afternoon.

It was held at the shop and advice centre in Lea Bridge Road run by The Farishteh Trust, a registered charity.

Journalists were kept waiting for around 20 minutes while members of the group waited for keys to open the shop and prepare the room for the press conference.

The shop front revealed an assortment of second hand goods for sale, including roller blades on sale for 50p, music records and books.

The room inside was filled with chairs and the walls were lined with colourful balloons.