Azeri clerical leader condemns events in Islamic states
Azerbaijan's clerical leader has voiced his view on the recent events in Islamic countries over the insult of Prophet Mohammed and condemned the attack which resulted in the murder of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
"Azerbaijani believers, led by Sheikhulislam, express their protest and oppose the events in Libya and Egypt," chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikhulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade, said. "The Azerbaijani people know about terror and are ready to combat it."
The film "Innocence of Muslims" appears to have triggered the attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt, Libya and Yemen on September 11.
According to the latest official data, Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three embassy employees were killed during the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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