CAIRO - The Egyptian Vice-President Omar Suleiman raised the alarm among the inmates escaped in recent weeks during the anti-government protests, there are some Islamic militants linked to Al Qaeda. News that coincides with the appearance on a jihadist forum of a press with which Al Qaeda in Iraq calls on demonstrators to "jihad against the Egyptian tyrant and his masters in Washington and Tel Aviv" in Egypt for the foundation of an "Islamic state ".
All this while thousands of people continue to patrol Tahrir Square, the heart of the revolt against the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The statement of the terrorist group, released on a jihadist forum and identified by the U.S. central site monitoring of Al Qaeda, is dated February 8 and warned protesters that "the market of jihad" in Egypt is open, as well as "the gates of martyrdom.
" In the message, calling on Egyptians to kick off a holy war, aiming to create an Islamic state. This is the first position of Al Qaeda on the Egyptian protest, the group cautions against the secularism and democracy "ignorant and misleading" and "nationalism rotten pay." The authors of the message and then ask to start a "jihad" for the benefit of Egyptians, Palestinians and "all Muslims know that the oppression of the tyrant of Egypt and its masters in Washington and Tel Aviv." Suleiman said that among the escapees are "members of jihadi organizations" who have "renounced their ideology and they have decided to renounce violence." The escape of these people "is a serious threat - added as reported by the official Mena - we must do everything to bring them back to jail." The Egyptian intelligence, who were led by Suleiman until his own nomination for vice president in January, had always devoted much effort to the request for extradition to Egypt of foreign militants "linked to foreign leadership, especially Al Qaeda." In recent days, was then leaked out that among the escapees in prison riot there are about twenty members of a local cell of Hezbollah, have fled to Lebanon or Gaza.
Meanwhile, in favor of President Mubarak moved in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab repeatedly asked the U.S. not to abandon him to his fate because a clean break of relations with the Egyptian head of state and an open support for opposition movements could further destabilize the entire Middle East region.
A local diplomat, reports the New York Times, confirmed that it had spent 12 hours on the phone for this purpose, with American officials. But the square is not demobilized (PHOTO). The openings of the scheme are still insufficient for many. And thousands of anti-Mubarak protesters spent the night camped in the "tent city" that has occupied all the lawns and flower beds of the giant Tahrir Square in Cairo and around the army tanks.
After the great events of yesterday, that have spread in different cities, this morning, the sixteenth day of the "Revolution on the Nile, Tahrir Square is quiet. "Do not be weary, do not be tired. Freedom has not yet been released," chanted one protester with the loudspeaker while the people of opposition "camp" would wake up.
Like the previous nights, other demonstrators chose to stay around or even on the tracks of tanks, fearing that the army tries to clear the square by force. "The army wants to move us closer to the center of the square (Tahrir). He wants us to leave. It 's why we sleep here. We love the soldiers and we trust them, but we do not trust all of those who command them "said Essam, 35 year-old lawyer, who spent the night next to a tank.
"We want neither a military state or a religious state. What we want is a state based on institutions and elections - said - There can be no negotiations as long as Mubarak remains in place."
All this while thousands of people continue to patrol Tahrir Square, the heart of the revolt against the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The statement of the terrorist group, released on a jihadist forum and identified by the U.S. central site monitoring of Al Qaeda, is dated February 8 and warned protesters that "the market of jihad" in Egypt is open, as well as "the gates of martyrdom.
" In the message, calling on Egyptians to kick off a holy war, aiming to create an Islamic state. This is the first position of Al Qaeda on the Egyptian protest, the group cautions against the secularism and democracy "ignorant and misleading" and "nationalism rotten pay." The authors of the message and then ask to start a "jihad" for the benefit of Egyptians, Palestinians and "all Muslims know that the oppression of the tyrant of Egypt and its masters in Washington and Tel Aviv." Suleiman said that among the escapees are "members of jihadi organizations" who have "renounced their ideology and they have decided to renounce violence." The escape of these people "is a serious threat - added as reported by the official Mena - we must do everything to bring them back to jail." The Egyptian intelligence, who were led by Suleiman until his own nomination for vice president in January, had always devoted much effort to the request for extradition to Egypt of foreign militants "linked to foreign leadership, especially Al Qaeda." In recent days, was then leaked out that among the escapees in prison riot there are about twenty members of a local cell of Hezbollah, have fled to Lebanon or Gaza.
Meanwhile, in favor of President Mubarak moved in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab repeatedly asked the U.S. not to abandon him to his fate because a clean break of relations with the Egyptian head of state and an open support for opposition movements could further destabilize the entire Middle East region.
A local diplomat, reports the New York Times, confirmed that it had spent 12 hours on the phone for this purpose, with American officials. But the square is not demobilized (PHOTO). The openings of the scheme are still insufficient for many. And thousands of anti-Mubarak protesters spent the night camped in the "tent city" that has occupied all the lawns and flower beds of the giant Tahrir Square in Cairo and around the army tanks.
After the great events of yesterday, that have spread in different cities, this morning, the sixteenth day of the "Revolution on the Nile, Tahrir Square is quiet. "Do not be weary, do not be tired. Freedom has not yet been released," chanted one protester with the loudspeaker while the people of opposition "camp" would wake up.
Like the previous nights, other demonstrators chose to stay around or even on the tracks of tanks, fearing that the army tries to clear the square by force. "The army wants to move us closer to the center of the square (Tahrir). He wants us to leave. It 's why we sleep here. We love the soldiers and we trust them, but we do not trust all of those who command them "said Essam, 35 year-old lawyer, who spent the night next to a tank.
"We want neither a military state or a religious state. What we want is a state based on institutions and elections - said - There can be no negotiations as long as Mubarak remains in place."
- Egypt crisis: Al Qa'eda calls for protesters to wage jihad (09/02/2011)
- Glenn Beck Agrees US Needs Another Al Qaeda Attack To Protect Us From Immigrants? (08/02/2011)
- You: Yemeni officer escapes alleged Qaeda attack (06/02/2011)
- US anxious to retain Egypt in fight against terror (06/02/2011)
- Afghan Taliban would be open to talks: report - Reuters (07/02/2011)
No comments:
Post a Comment