Islam forbids Muslims to drink, sell, or buy alcohol. To do any of those things would be considered immoral. But committing mass murder to prevent the trade in liquor? Not immoral. Sharia Alert from Baghdad: “Officials: 4 killed in two bomb blasts in Baghdad,” by Sinan Salaheddin for the Associated Press, August 3 (thanks to Bill):
BAGHDAD””Police and health officials say four Iraqis have been killed in two successive bombings targeting a liquor store in western Baghdad.
A police officer said Wednesday that 13 people were also wounded in the attack, which took place late Tuesday night in the capital’s Rissala neighborhood.
He says the first bomb went off near the liquor store, while the second came a few minutes later as police and residents rushed to the scene. Three policemen were among the killed.