Chadian sheik declares jihad on Christians and atheists “as far as Denmark”; 70 followers killed in clash with government forces
Ministers in the landlocked ethnically mixed African country, where just over the half the population is Muslim, said the Government had been obliged to act against the Islamic holy man to stop him triggering a religious war in the country.
“Since June 3, he has been calling on all Muslims to prepare to engage in a holy war against Christians and atheists, saying that the war would be launched from Chad to as far as Denmark,” Security Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said….