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Zarqawi tells Iraqis to stay away from polling stations
The group of Iraq's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, threatened Americans and Iraqi forces, and warned Iraqis not to go near polling stations, according to an Internet statement posted Wednesday."Beware, beware, Iraqis, don't approach the (polling) centres of infidelity and vice. You are warned," said the statement from the Al-Qaeda Group in the Land of Two Rivers which was posted on an Islamist website. The authenticity of the statement could not be verified. "Enemies of Allah, prepare yourselves. Barricade yourselves as you want. We have men who love to kill as much as you love life," it added. "Death will be the fate of the enemies of Islam... the Americans, who call for false elections and the soldiers of (Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad) Allawi." On Monday, Zarqawi's fighters said snipers would take out any Iraqis who try to vote in Sunday's landmark elections. "Trained snipers will be ready to kill the apostates who go to the electoral lairs," said a statement signed by Zarqawi's group and handed out in the Iraqi town of Al-Dur. "The coming days will be the worst for those involved in the operation to establish the principles of apostates in the land of Islam," added the text. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-01-26 |
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