Thursday, September 12, 2024

Tajikistan's chief mufti injured in attack

Tajikistan's chief mufti injured in attack

TEHRAN, (MNA) – Tajikistan's top Muslim cleric Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda was injured in an attack outside a central mosque in the capital Dushanbe on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.

The ministry said a person with "hooligan motives" had stabbed Abduqodirzoda following a prayer service at a mosque.

He suffered minor injuries and was released after a medical examination, the ministry said. Authorities detained the attacker and have opened a criminal case into the incident, it added.

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