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Indian Kashmiri Muslim demonstrators hold aloft an effigy depicting an Indian soldier during a demonstration in Srinagar on August 12. Security forces in Indian Kashmir have briefly relaxed a curfew as the casualty toll from two days of anti-India protests stood at 20 dead and at least 500 injured
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A damaged bus is seen, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon today. A bomb exploded near a bus carrying civilians and off-duty members of the military in the northern city of Tripoli early this morning. Suspicion fell on the possibility of the so called al-Qaida-inspired Islamic fighters seeking revenge on the military.
A security official says eleven people were killed in a bomb blast that rocked the north Lebanese port city of Tripoli this morning.
The official says "Eleven people were killed, including eight Lebanese soldiers," adding that 18 wounded remained in hospitals in the
area.
At least two of the dead succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
MRN-AFP
22 August 2008
Press Release
Detention of Two SA Muslims in Uganda on charges of “Terrorism”
The MEDIA REVIEW NETWORK (MRN) and MUSLIM JUDICIAL COUNCIL (MJC) express their deep concern at the arrest and detention of two Muslim South Africans in Uganda on the spurious charges of "terrorism".
The Islamic cleric Mufti Bhayat and Haroon Saley, from the Crescent of Hope organisation, are well known in the community for their selfless devotion in serving the poor and the destitute, for several decades.
The MRN and MJC are outraged that Muslims of undeniable integrity and a track-record of poverty alleviation have been profiled as "terrorists". This feeds into the orchestrated frenzy of 42that can only be detrimental to the harmonious relationship currently enjoyed by our people on the continent.
The MRN is preparing to send our Chairperson, Iqbal Jassat, to accompany Zahid Asmal of Channel Islam International, to Uganda, to make an assessment of the case.
The MRN and MJC have urged the Minister of Intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils, to intervene immediately and seek the release of our citizens back to our shores.
Issued by:
Dr Firoz Osman
Secretary-General
Media Review Network
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(Media Review Network is an advocacy group based in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa)
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Ramadan lights : Palestinian children set off fireworks celebrating the holy month of Ramadan in al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.