Terrorist 'not a symbol of Islam'

Terrorist 'not a symbol of Islam'

JAKARTA: Vice President Hamzah Haz repeated his warning to the
U.S. and its allies on Saturday that terrorists were not a symbol
of Islam, reports said.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the West Sumatra
Muhammadiyah University on Saturday, Hamzah stressed that Muslims
were not "all terrorists", Antara reported.

"If it was a coincidence that a terrorist action was conducted
by a Muslim, do not bring a nation, or its religion, into the
matter," Hamzah told the news agency.

He also said that the U.S. must be prudent in taking its next
step so it does not create further pressure or make new problems
for the world.

Hamzah, however, warned Muslim groups staging anti-U.S.
protests in Indonesia not to be too emotional, because the "war
is against terrorism, not Islam". -- Antara