Mahathir Says
Bali bombings hurt Muslim 'cause'
Afp, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday the bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali were not helping what he called the Muslim cause. "People will perceive Muslims as being very bad people but that is not Islam at all," Mahathir told reporters at the World Islamic Economic Forum here. "We are against such wild attacks. There is no reason at all for doing that, and I think (the attackers) are not helping the cause," he said. At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Saturday's attacks, which Indonesia's top counter-terrorism official said bore the hallmarks of Jemaah Islamiyah militants linked to al-Qaeda.
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