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| The Grand Turk |
| Local man attacks Atatürk statue in Turkey’s southeast, says ‘no idol worshipping in Islam’ |
| 2017-08-02 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] A local peddler attacked a statue of Ataturk in the Siverek district of the southeastern province of Sanliurfa on July 30, saying that "idol worshipping had no place in Islam," Dogan News Agency has reported. The peddler, identified as Mehmet Malbora, climbed onto the pedestal of the statue in Siverek’s Cumhuriyet Square in the afternoon hours and began to damage it with a wooden sickle. "There is no idol worshipping in Islam. Are those who protect the idol worshipping descendants of the Prophet?" he reportedly shouted. Witnesses around the scene informed the police of the incident, and nearby district gendarmerie units also intervened to move Malbora, who was wearing a turban-like head covering, away from the statue. Police then arrived at the scene and detained him, taking him to the district police headquarters for questioning. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Books are idols also http://www.boredpanda.com/paper-book-sculpture-art/ looks like there are billions worshiping idols! |
| Posted by: Crinegum Ulaigum2776 2017-08-02 22:02 |
| #1 Turkey actually has a statue of Atila the Hun https://developmentalidealism.org/imagery/turkey.html |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-08-02 19:55 |