Al-Qaeda Warns Saudis, Against Closer Ties Between Religions
DUBAI: A senior Al-Qaeda operative in Afghanistan, Abu Yahya al-Libi, on Thursday slammed calls for closer ties between religions made by the Saudi monarch, warning in a video statement that it would bring churches to the heart of Islam.
Without naming King Abdullah, Libi warned: “If you don’t face up today like heroes to this mischievous tyrant, and let deviant ulamas [Muslim scholars] justify his stupidity, soon would be the day when you see church bells ringing in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.”
I swear by Allah, it is the moment of gain for the one who wants to be among the leaders of martyrs … to stand up to this insane apostate, and falsify his nonsense,” Libi said. “No moderation. No rapprochment, no cooperation between us and other religions.”
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