Reports tie him to bin Laden, other terrorist leaders
The Danish imam who helped instigate a protest against satirical drawings of Muhammad that has escalated into deadly riots worldwide supports al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and told Muslim worshipers not to grieve victims of 9-11, according to news reports.
Imam Ahmed Abu Laban, leader of the Islamic Society of Denmark, said in his Friday sermon days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that he shed no tears for the victims, reported the Israeli daily Maariv.
The Danish paper Kristeligt Dagblad said in a Sept. 19, 2001, report that in his sermon the Friday after the attacks, Abu Laban praised the Taliban as people who were trying to build a nation in Afghanistan.
Maariv noted Muslims in Denmark joined in jubilant celebrations over the 9-11 attacks.
Abu Laban reportedly has given political and financial support to the Egyptian terrorist group Gamaa al-Islamiya, which is part of bin Laden's network. In a Jan. 3 story, the Danish publication Sappho noted Abu Laban also has spoken highly of bin Laden, praising him for his ascetic lifestyle.
The reports of Abu Laban's links to terrorists were compiled by the weblog Gateway Pundit.
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