Ayatollah Amoli Condemns Destruction of Religious Sites in Bahrain
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Grand Ayatollah Abdollah Jawadi Amoli, a senior Iranian Shiite cleric, blasted the al-Khalifa and Saudi regimes for destroying religious sites in Bahrain.
al- Saud and al-Khalifa are violating the sanctity of the Holy Qur'an but they are in fact burning themselves because such measures will definitely have negative effects, Ayatollah Amoli said.
Bahraini security forces have been brutally suppressing anti-government protesters. So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds of people have gone missing and thousands of others have been injured.
Demonstrators in Bahrain have been demanding constitutional reforms as well as an end to the 230-year-old monarchy, with hundreds camping out peacefully in the capital's Pearl Square since February 14.
Yet, tension has grown high after the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain. Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy's fifth fleet, is viewed as a very sensitive and determining factor in the power equations of the region.
Grand Ayatollah Abdollah Jawadi Amoli, a senior Iranian Shiite cleric, blasted the al-Khalifa and Saudi regimes for destroying religious sites in Bahrain.
al- Saud and al-Khalifa are violating the sanctity of the Holy Qur'an but they are in fact burning themselves because such measures will definitely have negative effects, Ayatollah Amoli said.
Bahraini security forces have been brutally suppressing anti-government protesters. So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds of people have gone missing and thousands of others have been injured.
Demonstrators in Bahrain have been demanding constitutional reforms as well as an end to the 230-year-old monarchy, with hundreds camping out peacefully in the capital's Pearl Square since February 14.
Yet, tension has grown high after the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain. Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy's fifth fleet, is viewed as a very sensitive and determining factor in the power equations of the region.
To help the Bahraini government crush the anti-government protests, Saudi Arabia has deployed over 1,000 troops in the country.
Regime forces have also raided dozens of mosques, schools, sacred sites and even graves in persisting efforts to suppress all discontent.
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