August 5, 2002 - 22:50 AMT
AZERI MUSLIMS DECLARED "JIHAD" AGAINST ARMENIANS
Azeri Muslims have declared "sacred war to liberate Nagorno-Karabakh". As "Arminfo" agency reports with the reference to Azeri sources, Muslims urge Azeri people to join "the jihad against Armenians aggressors". As the statement of the "Tabuk" Muslim organization states, "the Azeri constitution is the Koran and the justice is the Shariat". The organization addressed its call to "those who are not indifferent to the future of Azerbaijan and are ready to fight against the enemy". The document also states the condemnation "of the current moral and political crisis in the country that began because of "Armenian aggression" and is characterized with taking drugs and drinking spirits as well as freedom of morals and manners.