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Turkey hits out at ‘anti-Islam’, ‘racist’ Austria over imam expulsions
ANKARA, June 8, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Turkey’s presidential spokesman on Friday
lambasted Austria’s decision to expel up to 60 Turkish-funded imams and shut
seven mosques as an “anti-Islam” and “racist” move.
“Austria’s decision to close down seven mosques and deport imams with a
lame excuse is a reflection of the anti-Islam, racist and discriminatory
populist wave in this country,” Ibrahim Kalin said on Twitter after Vienna
announced the move in a crackdown on “political Islam”.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1517 hrs