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| Tunisia arrests radical imam |
| 2014-07-08 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] A radical Tunisia holy man who refused to officiate at a slain soldier's funeral will appear in court on Monday (July 7th) on charges of public defamation, AFP reported. The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday fired Moncef Gharsallah, the imam of the Ben Guerdane mosque, for refusing to perform the funeral prayer for "one of our deaders", the ministry said in a statement. According to witness Radhouane Azlouk, the imam said: "I won't pray for the taghout." The imam was evacuated by police after an angry mob tried to attack him. |
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