MMA flays Riyadh bombing

Published November 11, 2003

LAHORE, Nov 10: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal vice-president Prof Sajid Mir has condemned the Riyadh bombing, alleging that American agency FBI is behind this incident.

In a statement here, he said the US role could not be ignored in the terrorist incidents across the globe, especially when American officials and media had initiated a malicious campaign against Muslim states.

He said the aim behind Riyadh bombing was to destabilize the Saudi government at the behest of Israel.

Meanwhile, the MMA has condemned the sale of obscene Eid cards in the provincial metropolis.

In a statement, Lahore chapter chief Mian Maqsood urged the city district government to ban the sale of such cards.

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