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August 11, 2009
No. 19064

Saudi Sheikh: Bin Laden's Fighting In Afghanistan Justified

Saudi cleric Sheikh Awadh Al-Qarni said, in an interview with the Al-Arabiya TV website, that he supports Osama bin Laden's fighting in Afghanistan because, he says, it is aimed at defending the Afghan people.

However, he said, the terror attacks carried out in Saudi Arabia by supporters of bin Laden harm Islam and the Muslims, and should be opposed.

Source: Alarabiya.net, August 10, 2009

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