Hundreds of British Muslim groups and mosques have issued a joint advert to the press in which they “condemn the Paris attacks unreservedly”.

A total of 129 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a series of attacks in the French capital on Friday.

The advert, placed in the Daily Telegraph, was organised by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) on behalf of more than 300 local mosques and community groups.

(Muslim Council of Britain)

It read: “The barbaric acts of [Isis] have no sanction in the religion of Islam, which forbids terrorism and the targeting of innocents.

“We re-affirm our commitment to the values of pluralism and tolerance as the best defence against those who seek to create division and fear.”

The advert also said everyone needed to stand together to ensure communities were not turned against each another.

Dr Shuja Shafi, Secretary General of the MCB said: “The advert aims to highlight how Muslims everywhere have consistently and without reservation spoken out against terror. It is important that our fellow Britons hear this message loudly and clearly."

Earlier, Dr Shafi said: “The attacks once again in Paris are horrific and abhorrent, and we condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms. My thoughts and prayers for the families of those killed and injured and for the people of France, our neighbours.”

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