Russia: Four dead in courthouse shootout after Muslims try to grab guns from officers and take hostages

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Russia: Four dead in courthouse shootout after Muslims try to grab guns from officers and take hostages

August 1, 2017 9:08 am By Robert Spencer 2 Comments

“The nine men, all from Central Asia, are charged with 17 murders and two attempted murders.” There were earlier, unconfirmed reports that this gang was recruiting for the Islamic State.

Hostage-taking is a practice that is sanctified in Sharia. Here is a salient passage on this issue from a Shafi’i manual of Islamic law:

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2017/08/russia-four-dead-in-courthouse-shootout-after-muslims-try-to-grab-guns-from-officers-and-take-hostages