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- Published on 18 September 2015 15:40
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Friday prayers at the National Mosque were disrupted when an Indian national shoved the Imam Mohd Zuhairee Mohd Yatim and attempted to lead the congregation.The mosque’s personnel apprehended the man and handed him over to the police and prayers resumed.
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Star
Friday September 18, 2015 MYT 6:13:56 PM
‘Voice told me to be Imam’
KUALA LUMPUR: The man who slapped the imam of National Mosque told police a voice told him to take over as imam. Police have identified him as a foreigner, in his early 30s, from Kashmir.
The man had interrupted Friday prayers in the mosque at about 1.30pm when he walked up to imam Mohd Zuhairee Mohd Yatim and slapped him.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zainol Samah said the man tried to grab the Imam’s microphone before slapping him on his right cheek. The man was heard shouting “you go back.”
“The man even tried to lead the prayers. However, the mosque’s personnel managed to intervene and stop him.
“He was then handed over to the police,” ACP Zainol said.
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Man slaps imam of Malaysia’s National Mosque during Friday prayers
Man slaps imam of #Malaysia‘s National Mosque during Friday prayers http://bit.ly/1KVsSUg
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian police on Friday (Sept 18) detained a man for slapping the imam of the country’s National Mosque in an attempt to take over leading the Friday prayers.
The man had interrupted Friday prayers in the Kuala Lumpur mosque at about 1.30pm when he walked up to prayer leader Mohd Zuhairee Mohd Yatim and slapped him.
Police identified the man as a foreigner, in his early 30s, from Kashmir.
Local district police chief Asst Comm Zainol Samah said the man tried to grab the imam’s microphone when the imam was reciting prayers. He then slapped the imam on his right cheek.
The man was also heard shouting “You go back”, according to Asst Comm Zainol.
“The man even tried to lead the prayers. However, the mosque’s personnel managed to intervene and stop him. He was then handed over to the police,” Asst Comm Zainol said.
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