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| Libyan Islamists impose sharia in Sirte |
| 2013-03-19 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] A video of Islamists whipping young men has caused outrage in Libya, with the prime minister threatening Sunday (March 17th) to "severely punish" those responsible, AFP reported. Titled "According to Sharia", the 5-minute video shot in Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte shows bearded men taking turns whipping five young men tied to a tree. In the clip, some 20 bearded men are seen in an outdoor courtyard. The footage also shows pickups often used by armed militias in Libya. Speaking Sunday at a Tripoli press conference, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan condemned the violence seen in the video as "unacceptable". "We reject these acts and we will fight seriously against them," he said. The video has stirred outrage among Libyans on social networks. Online posts denounced the whippings as "medieval practices", and called the act "barbaric" and "criminal". In related news Saturday, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said it had an "urgent need for sons of Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania" to fight in Mali. According to the SITE Intelligence Group, the AQIM recruiting statement also urged Maghreb youths to implement sharia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Perhaps Prime Minister Ali Zidan could ask the US for assistance. Methinks there's an FBI team still languishing in a hotel room in Tripoli... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-03-19 10:30 |