The Kingdomâs highest Islamic authority yesterday denounced terror attacks in the Kingdom, describing them as âserious criminal acts,â and pledged its full support for the government. âActs of sabotage such as bombings, murder and destruction of property are serious criminal acts and an aggression against innocent people... which warrant severe and deterrent punishment,â the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars said in a statement.
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The 17-member council, headed by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, declared its support for the actions being taken by the state to track down terrorists in an effort to shield the country from their actions. The Islamic body called on the Saudi people to âstand behind the countryâs leadership and their scholars,â at these difficult times in the fight against âevildoers.â
The statement dubbed âmisguided and ignorantâ those who claim that terrorism was part of jihad, or holy war. It said people who provide shelter to suspected militants were committing a âgrave sin.â |