Al-Azhar Imam calls on international community to protect Aqsa Mosque

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawi called on the international community to intervene and protect religious sanctities. Any attack against Al-Aqsa Mosque would lead to serious security deterioration in the region, he warned. Security precautions were taken after a small Jewish group, called Revava, said it intended to hold a mass prayer session on Sunday inside the mosque.

In press statements yesterday,Tantawi called on the UN and all peace-loving nations to shoulder responsibility towards protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Palestine, currently under threat from Jewish extremists.