Ayat. #Sistani condemns the killing of Mu'mins from Qatif, incl. Sh. #Nimr, whose blood was oppressively shed. #KSA pic.twitter.com/nDnFHkTEa4
— Hezbollah Watch (@HezbollahWatch) January 3, 2016
Top Iraq Cleric al-Sistani Says Saudi Executions an 'Aggression' . (Naharnet).
The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr
al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah
Ali al-Sistani said in a statement Sunday.
"We received with deep sadness and regret the news of the martyrdom of a group of our brothers in the region," he said.
"The spilling of their pure blood -- including of the
late cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, may his soul rest in peace -- is an
injustice and an aggression," Sistani said.
Other leading Shiite clerics in Iraq have reacted with
outrage to the execution on Saturday by the Saudi authorities of Nimr
and other Shiite activists.
They were among a total of 47 people, most of them described by the interior ministry as involved in killings by Al-Qaeda.
Moqtada al-Sadr, a well-known cleric who heads the
Saraya al-Salam militia, said Nimr's execution was a "horrible attack"
against Shiites and called for international condemnation.
Mohammed Taqi al-Mudaresi, another cleric who is based in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, took a harder line.
"The execution of the martyr (Nimr) isn't just a
declaration of war against the People of the House (Shiites) but against
all Muslims," he said in a statement.
The executions also sparked a wave of anger in neighbouring Iran, where protesters firebombed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
The #Iran Army issued a communique' saying also "The act of Saudi Arabia will turn against it and it is time to stop it". #Nimr.
— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) January 3, 2016
💥 Hezbollah's Nasrallah: #SaudiArabia must understand that now there is price they must pay 4 such actions& we will make them pay the price.
— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) January 3, 2016
No comments:
Post a Comment