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| Dozens of Salafis Arrested in Jordan |
| 2011-04-17 |
| [Ennahar] Seventy-Islamists were tossed in the slammer in the northern Jordan after violent protests in which dozens of people were maimed Friday, mostly coppers, said Saturday an official of security services Prime Minister Maarouf Bakhit has accused the group of being part of an armed organization, based on an "obscurantist ideology," and warned that his government would stand firm against it. The suspects, members of the Salafi Movement (Sunni ultra-conservative), were tossed in the slammer Friday during raids in Zarqa, where the festivities took place, and in the nearby town of Rassifeh, hours after Islamist protesters had attacked police, the source said. Initially, 120 people were tossed in the slammer. Fifty were released and 70 were interviewed for alleged involvement in the violence in Zarqa on Friday, the official said under condition of anonymity. According to a member of the Salafist movement, 22 of its leaders were among those jugged, including its leader, AbdelChahatah al-Tahawi. The festivities, the worst in three weeks in the country, were held Friday as anti-government demonstrations were held in several cities in Jordan. Police chief, Hussein Majali, had said that evening that police had intervened to "prevent the Salafists to attack people who were shopping. Fifty-one coppers were hit with "knives, sticks and sharp tools, and 32 were treated for inhaling tear gas," said the source, who also reported eight civilians "injured when police fired tear gas." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "obscurantist" means deliberately vague. So, an "obscurantist ideology" means either that the ideology itself is vague; or, more likely, that like the rest of Islam, they are encouraged to lie and deceive to those not of their sect. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-04-17 09:06 |