I thought clergymen were supposed to be men of peace.
Saudi cleric’s suicide bomb tweet sparks Yemen outrage
Published October 14th, 2014 - 08:29 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Wounded Yemeni men are treated at a hospital after a powerful suicide bomb rocked the capital Sanaa on Oct. 9, 2014, killing at least 47. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
Saudi cleric and TV presenter Khalid Al Gamdi has incurred Yemenis’ wrath after expressing joy with graphic photos of dead Al Houthi protesters and praising the suicide bomber who killed them.
Posting on his Twitter account on October 9, the controversial cleric, who anchors a programme on the Saudi Al Wesal channel, urged followers on social media to rejoice over the sight of the dead victims.
“God is great. enjoy watching,” he said in a tweet referring to the pictures of some burnt and mangled bodies of Al Houthi children and men.
At least 47 Houthis protesters were killed in the Yemeni capital on Thursday morning when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt at a protest gathering.
Despite not commending al-Qaeda militants who took credit for the deadly attack, Al Gamdi justified his stand by saying that Al Houthis are Shiites who are involved in killing Sunnis in Yemen.
Al Houthis belong to the Zaydi branch of Shiism.
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Saudi cleric’s suicide bomb tweet sparks Yemen outrage
Published October 14th, 2014 - 08:29 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Wounded Yemeni men are treated at a hospital after a powerful suicide bomb rocked the capital Sanaa on Oct. 9, 2014, killing at least 47. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
Saudi cleric and TV presenter Khalid Al Gamdi has incurred Yemenis’ wrath after expressing joy with graphic photos of dead Al Houthi protesters and praising the suicide bomber who killed them.
Posting on his Twitter account on October 9, the controversial cleric, who anchors a programme on the Saudi Al Wesal channel, urged followers on social media to rejoice over the sight of the dead victims.
“God is great. enjoy watching,” he said in a tweet referring to the pictures of some burnt and mangled bodies of Al Houthi children and men.
At least 47 Houthis protesters were killed in the Yemeni capital on Thursday morning when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt at a protest gathering.
Despite not commending al-Qaeda militants who took credit for the deadly attack, Al Gamdi justified his stand by saying that Al Houthis are Shiites who are involved in killing Sunnis in Yemen.
Al Houthis belong to the Zaydi branch of Shiism.
Continue reading at:
Saudi cleric s suicide bomb tweet sparks Yemen outrage Al Bawaba
