Mount Lebanon's Mufti: Luxor's accident is not Islamic
Lebanon, International, 11/21/1997

Dr. Mohammed Ali El-Gouzo, the Mufti of Mount Lebanon, has urged the mass media not to relate Moslems and the criminals who committed Monday's attack on tourists at Luxor to preserve the reputation and history of Islam.

El-Gouzo said that this terrorist action can be traced to the treacherous action where it satisfies Moslem's enemies, the Zionists, and serves their aim of damaging the Islamic reputation abroad to justify their fight against Islam. All these can lead us to the assumption that Israel is behind this action, especially because of its timing, which coincides with Egypt's recent stances against Doha and related issues, said the clergyman.

El-Gouzo added that the terrorist action is a betrayal of Islam since what happened at Luxor was against Moslem teachings, indicating that Moslems do not attack unarmed guests that have no intention of doing us harm.

He also said that the violent criminal action that happened at Luxor is against the Islamic mission in the world, thus it reflects badly on all those who work in Islamic missions abroad.

El-Gouzo stated that this criminal action hurts the principals of Islam and is an attack against its morals.

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