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Africa North
Ghariani associate kidnapped in Tripoli
2016-10-07
[Libya Herald] A member of Grand Mufti Sadik al-Ghariani’s Dar al-Ifta (Fatwa House) has been kidnapped in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
. Sheikh Nadir al-Omrani was seized by gunnies in two cars early this morning close to his house in the capital’s Hadba al-Khadra district while on his ways to prayers at the nearby Fuatir mosque.

Omrani, 45, a member of the board directors of Dar al-Ifta and chairman of the Libyan Scholars’ Association, is one of controversial grand mufti’s closest aides.

The identity of his kidnappers is unknown. Colleagues have suggested that either supporters of the so-called Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
or of Field Marshal Khalifa Hafter and Operation Dignity are involved. For its part, the Dar al-Ifta has said that responsibility for his safety lay with the Presidency Concil and the security forces in the city. It warned that such an unacceptable incident could lead to bloodshed in the country.

The Presidency Council has also condemned the abduction saying it had instructed the interior ministry to find the criminals and ensure Omrani was released as soon as possible.

It is not known if it connected but yesterday, on his Tanasah TV channel, Ghariani accused Misratans gangs of kidnapping people in Tripoli for ransom.
Posted by:Fred

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