The company BrickArms caused controversy by producing a Lego doll of a terrorist, with heavy weapons and face covered, reports the British newspaper “Telegraph” this Thursday.

According to the daily, the doll portraying the leader of terrorist network Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and cost 9.5 pounds (about U.S. $ 34.6). The BrickArms, which produces weapons in the form of dolls and toy Lego, says the character is called “Mr. White”, the bandit.

Religious leaders criticized the new toy.

Mohammed Shaffiq, the Ramadan Foundation, told the newspaper “The Sun” that the doll is “absolutely disgusting”.

“You are encouraging terrorism – its producers should be ashamed,” he said. “We should be in uniting against terrorism, how is it possible that children are playing with toys like that?”

Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, the classified as “tasteless”.

The company Lego opposed, saying not to be related to the production of the toy, which was created without his knowledge or permission.

“The Lego UK is committed to the development of toys that enrich the child to encourage imaginative play and creative – and do not support products that do not fit into his philosophy,” said a spokesman of the company quoted by the “Telegraph” .

Via: Telegraph.