27 June 2013

Brotherhood inciting hate

Human Rights Watch accused Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood Thursday of inciting religious hatred that led to the lynching of four Shiites in Cairo this week.

Residents of the suburb of Zawiyat Abu Musallem surrounded a house where a prominent Shiite preacher had arrived Sunday for a religious festival.

They attacked the guests, killing at least four and mutilating their bodies. [The Daily Star] Read more