Liberian President Reaffirms Stand to Oppose TerrorismPresident Charles Taylor Monday reaffirmed the Liberian government's stand to oppose terrorism and called on Muslims in the country to beat any form of religious fundamentalism, according to reports from Monrovia.During a meeting with Muslim clerics and leaders in the country 's capital, Taylor said that the government had stood by the United States for a global coalition to combat terrorism in the wake of terror attacks in New York and Washington on September 11. He urged Muslim leaders to help the government by ensuring that these extremists do not find their way into Liberian society. In his response on behalf of the Muslim community, which accounts for about 20 percent of Liberia's population, senator Mohamed Dukuly from the ruling National Patriotic Party condemned all forms of terrorism, the latest terror attacks in the United States in particular. "We condemn what happened in New York. We oppose it because we believe the Koran does not support the killing of innocent people, " he said. "We want the public to understand that Islam does not support injustice or wrongdoing." Though the relations between Liberia and the U.S. has not thawed, Taylor strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on U.S. targets, saying his government is cooperating with the global effort to fight terrorism in the world. Earlier this May, the United Nations Security Council imposed the fierce sanctions on Liberia, saying that it is involved in gunrunning and diamond smuggling with rebels of the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone that have been fueling war in that country for a decade. |
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