'Terrorise the enemy'

2004-04-04 21:41

Kufa - Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose militiamen are clashing with US-led coalition troops in Iraq, told his followers on Sunday to "terrorise" the enemy because protests have become useless.

"There is no use for demonstrations, as your enemy loves to terrify and suppress opinions, and despises people," Sadr said in a statement distributed by his office in Kufa, south of Baghdad.

"Terrorise your enemy, as we cannot remain silent over its violations," he said, although it was not clear whether Sadr was literally calling on his followers to resort to violence.

- AFP