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Radical Somali leader defends peacekeepers' killings

Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said Thursday's attack was meant to defend Islam. "The Islamic religion permits such kinds of attacks if they are against known enemies and in the defense of the religion, but there are people who distort that explanation," Aweys... Full Article at CNN

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  1. The Islamic religion permits such kinds of attacks if they are against known enemies and in the defense of the religion, but there are people who distort that explanation
    – Hassan Dahir Aweys SOURCE: CNN 4 months ago
  2. The U.S. government is responsible for all problems on the Muslin nation particularly on the Somalis
    SOURCE: CNN 4 months ago
  3. I ask Somali Muslim people to carry out more suicide attacks against the African Union enemy forces in Mogadishu
    – Hassan Dahir Aweys SOURCE: Webindia123 4 months ago
  4. I also call upon the people to carry out more attacks against the African forces; they came to Somalia to assist our enemy, kill them (...) in any way possible and use suicide attacks to kill them
    SOURCE: Independent Online 4 months ago
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