Salafists Targeting Followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in Egypt
An Egyptian Shia leader said the Salafists have targeted the followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in the country.
In a message to Egypt’s interior minister, Mahmoud Jaber said Shias were threatened during festivities marking the Eid Al-Qadir, Al-Dastour website reported.
He said Salafist groups have been targeting citizens, especially the followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) recently.
“It was these groups that killed Shia figure Hassan Shahata in a village in Al-Giza province earlier this year,” he noted.
According to Jaber, Salafi groups had threatened Egypt’s Shias against celebrating Eid Al-Qadir on Thursday.
They had threatened that they would move the country toward clashes and commit act of terrorism, Jaber stated.
He went on to say that there is information showing that Salafists are planning to assassinate over 90 leading Shia figures including Sayyid Tahir Al-Hashemi.
Salafist and Takfiri groups have intensified their anti-Shia activities in Egypt where an estimated one million Shia Muslims live.
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He said Salafist groups have been targeting citizens, especially the followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) recently.
“It was these groups that killed Shia figure Hassan Shahata in a village in Al-Giza province earlier this year,” he noted.
According to Jaber, Salafi groups had threatened Egypt’s Shias against celebrating Eid Al-Qadir on Thursday.
They had threatened that they would move the country toward clashes and commit act of terrorism, Jaber stated.
He went on to say that there is information showing that Salafists are planning to assassinate over 90 leading Shia figures including Sayyid Tahir Al-Hashemi.
Salafist and Takfiri groups have intensified their anti-Shia activities in Egypt where an estimated one million Shia Muslims live.
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