Marked: The Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza are now the target of a radical Salafist jihadist leader
Radical Jihadist Leader Threatens To Bulldoze The Great Sphinx And The Pyramids Of Giza -- Daily Mail
* Murgan Salem al-Gohary told Egyptian media that the historical landmarks are 'idolatrous' and must be destroyed
* Gohary is a jihadist leader with links to the Taliban
* Ten years ago Gohary helped smash Buddha statues in Afghanistan
The Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza are now the target of a radical Salafist jihadist leader.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, 50, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, told Egyptian media that the historical landmarks are 'idolatrous' and must be destroyed.
The threats are being taken seriously as ten years ago Gohary helped smash a pair of giant Buddha statues in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: I posted this story a day or two ago .... and it still disturbs me. I know that these people are sick .... but what is really disturbing is the silence from the Egyptian government, silence from the Egyptian President, and the realization that this Islamist leader enjoys a great deal of support in the Islamic world.