Russian authorities say they have detained four people suspected of killing a top Muslim cleric and wounding another in Tatarstan province. Moscow-based investigators said they believe the two clerics were targeted for promoting moderate Islamic practices and fighting the spread of radicalism to Tatarstan from the more volatile Caucasus region in southern Russia. The chief […]
Russia Detains 4 In Attacks On Muslim Clerics
Posted July 20th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
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Muslim Cleric Shot Dead in Russia’s Tatarstan
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
A Muslim cleric from Russia’s Tatarstan was shot dead and another was wounded in a bomb attack Thursday in the region’s main city of Kazan. The chief mufti (religious scholar) of Tatarstan, Ildus Faizov, was wounded in a car bomb attack, and his former deputy, Valiulla Yakupov, was shot dead outside his home in what […]
Russian Clerics Attacked in Tatarstan
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Two top Muslim clerics in the Russian region of Tatarstan were attacked Thursday as they prepared to begin the holy month of Ramadan at sundown. One of the men was killed. President Vladimir Putin called the attacks “a serious signal” of rising tensions in the region. The mufti of Tatarstan, Ildus Faizov, was thrown from […]
