(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The US embassy in Cairo has condemned Sunday's mob (extremist Salafi) killing of four innocent Shia Muslims in a Giza village, which has stoked fears of worsening sectarian frictions in Egypt.
"We call on the Egyptian government to follow through on its pledge to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are held accountable under the law, and we urge a thorough and transparent investigation," read an embassy statement released Monday.
Four Egyptian Shia-Muslims were martyred in a Salafi attack in the village of Zawyat Abu Musalam in Egypt's Giza governorate on Sunday, after hostile crowds converged outside a house in which a group of Shia Muslims were holding a celebration for Imam Mahdi (pbuh).
The violence, which included the murder of four Shia residents and the injuring of several others, was captured on video.
Egypt's presidency and cabinet have both condemned the incident and vowed to prosecute those responsible.
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"We call on the Egyptian government to follow through on its pledge to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are held accountable under the law, and we urge a thorough and transparent investigation," read an embassy statement released Monday.
Four Egyptian Shia-Muslims were martyred in a Salafi attack in the village of Zawyat Abu Musalam in Egypt's Giza governorate on Sunday, after hostile crowds converged outside a house in which a group of Shia Muslims were holding a celebration for Imam Mahdi (pbuh).
The violence, which included the murder of four Shia residents and the injuring of several others, was captured on video.
Egypt's presidency and cabinet have both condemned the incident and vowed to prosecute those responsible.
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Shia Rights Watch: Egyptian President Must be Held Responsible for Murder and Mob Attack on Shiite Muslims
Al-Azhar Condemns Killing of 4 Shiite Muslims in Egypt as a Major Sin
Egyptian security forces arrest 15 over killing of Shia Muslims
Egyptian PM Hesham Qandil condemns killing of Shia Muslims
Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemned the recent killing of Shia Muslims in Egypt
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Video:Egyptian Takfiri Extremists Severely Torture and Martyr Prominent Shia
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Images: Egyptian Takfiri Extremists Severely Torture and Martyr Prominent Shia Sheikh and 4 others
Takfiri Extremists Martyr Prominent Shia Sheikh and 4 others in Egypt
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