Terrorists hijack Islam: Singapore

Terrorists hijack Islam: Singapore

INDONESIA: Moderate Muslim leaders must speak out against efforts
by terrorists to hijack their religion and inflame hatred,
Singapore's Foreign Minister S. Jayakumar said on Friday.

He urged fellow members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), to
address the "emotional and psychological dimension of terrorism"
as well as cooperating on law enforcement.

"Terrorists misuse or hijack religion for their various causes
to inflame hatred and incite feelings of enmity in their
community against others to justify their actions. ARF should
address this fundamental issue," Jayakumar said during a session
at the forum.

Singapore has detained 37 alleged Islamic militants linked to
Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asia-based extremist group
linked to al-Qaeda. They were allegedly involved in plots to bomb
various targets including the U.S. Embassy and other foreign
missions. -- AFP