By Matt Brown in Baghdad
Some of Iraq's most influential Shiite leaders have condemned the Al Qaeda-linked terrorists operating in the country.
At a Friday prayer meeting in Karbala, a spokesman for Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani told worshipers that Al Qaeda's top leaders are "filthy infidels".
He names Osama bin Laden and the Jordanian-born terrorist purportedly operating in Iraq, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
He says they are "bastards" who "nurture malignance" against Shiite Muslims.
A prominent Shiite leader was assassinated in Iraq on Thursday night.
Al Qaeda's leadership is made up of Sunni Muslims from the Wahabi sect
Some of Iraq's most influential Shiite leaders have condemned the Al Qaeda-linked terrorists operating in the country.
At a Friday prayer meeting in Karbala, a spokesman for Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani told worshipers that Al Qaeda's top leaders are "filthy infidels".
He names Osama bin Laden and the Jordanian-born terrorist purportedly operating in Iraq, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
He says they are "bastards" who "nurture malignance" against Shiite Muslims.
A prominent Shiite leader was assassinated in Iraq on Thursday night.
Al Qaeda's leadership is made up of Sunni Muslims from the Wahabi sect
