Somali Cleric Association condemn Madina attack

Somali Cleric Association has strongly condemned cowardly terrorist bombing in one of holiest Muslim towns, Madina earlier this month.

The clerics said the blasts ‘prove that those renegades… have violated everything that is sacred’.

They expressed ‘profound sadness’ over the last Monday’s terrorist attack that killed at least five Saudi security personnel and injured several others.

“The Somali Cleric Association which has been shocked by this gruesome act – condemns this incident in the strongest of terms and considers it an act of enmity and hatred towards Islamic rituals,” said SCA chairman Sheikh Bashiir on Saturday.

He said that “AlHaramain alSharifain (The Two Holy Sanctuaries) hold a collective value for every Muslim and no act of hostility towards it can ever be acceptable or tolerated.

“This crime has shown us just how cruel and full of hatred the plots of our enemies are towards our religious sanctums. This must prompt the Muslims to jointly combat it both physically and intellectually.”

The Muslim world has united to condemn a deadly attack at one of Islam’s holiest sites – the Prophet’s Mosque in the Saudi city of Medina.

Setting aside differences, world leaders, politicians, groups and activists expressed their outrage.

Muslim leaders across the World have condemned a terrorist attack on Islam’s holiest site during the final few days of Ramadan which left four people dead.

Four people have been killed and five injured after a suicide bombing at the mosque where Prophet Muhammad is buried – one of Islam’s holiest sites.

Thousands of worshippers gathered to pray inside the Prophet’s Mosque just hours after the blast

Evening prayers were coming to an end at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia when the bomber struck.

Several cars caught fire and local media showed images of flames outside one of the buildings overlooking the Prophet’s Mosque.

The area was packed for prayer during the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Millions of Muslims visit the sprawling mosque each year during pilgrimages to Mecca.

Saudi Arabia identified on Thursday suspects in two of the three attacks that struck outside the sprawling mosque where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is buried in the western city of Madina.

In a statement released by the Interior Ministry late Thursday, authorities said the Madina bomber in Monday’s apparently coordinated attacks was 26-year-old Saudi national Na’ir al-Nujiaidi al-Balawi.

The ministry said investigations following the attacks led to the arrests of 19 suspects, seven Saudi and 12 Pakistani nationals. No other details were immediately available.