They believed that in murdering these children, they were pleasing their bloodthirsty god who commands them to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60) and to kill apostates, heretics, those who sow corruption, and so many other groups of human beings. “‘I saw death so close,’” AFP, December 16, 2014: […]
Pakistan: Jihadis burn teacher alive in front of students, behead children
The death toll is now over 130. The jihadis set off a jihad-martyrdom suicide bomb that killed a number of students, while beheading others and making students watch as a teacher was burned alive. They believe that all this pleases their god, because it “strikes terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an […]