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| Muslims say we're "threatening innocent people" |
| 2001-10-05 |
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Across the Middle East, weekly Muslim prayers hailed the Palestinian struggle against Israel and accused the United States of "threatening innocent people" in its campaign to get terror suspect Osama bin Laden. Friday's messages from Muslim preachers contrasted with the words of sympathy heard shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington. As the United States' coalition-building has gathered momentum ahead of a showdown with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who are refusing to hand over bin Laden and his lieutenants, so has the rhetoric in mosques. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |