Gaddafi does his Do It Yourself jihad

Submitted by Vijay (United Kingdom), Mar 1, 2010 at 17:32

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8537925.stm

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi has called for a jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland, as an ongoing diplomatic row between the two nations heats up.

He criticised a recent Swiss vote against the building of minarets and said Muslims must boycott the country

But the real reason for his ire against the Swiss is that one of Mr Gaddafi's sons was arrested in Geneva, accused of assaulting two servants.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8538474.stm

"Such declarations on the part of the head of state are inadmissible in international relations," said Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the UN chief in Geneva.

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