Ayatollah Sistani’s Aide warns of Sectarian strife in Basra

A representative of Iraq’s highest religious authority in Basra warned against sectarian strife to be erupted in Zubair district due to the recent bombings there.

Sheikh Mohammed Falak al-Maliki,a deputy of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Basra said that “the bombing of Zubair district two days ago was intended to create a chaos among Zubair’s citizens”.

A roadside bomb went off on Sunday in Haj Taiwina Mosque, the first Shiite mosque built in the district, resulted in the death of one person and the injury of 25 others, according to the statement of the Deputy Head of Basra provincial council.

“Immediately after the incident clerics of our Sunni brothers denounced this coward act and call on the people of the city to preserve the national unity and to not to be driven by those trying to stoke sectarian strife,” he added.

Zubair ‘s provincial security committee revealed earlier arresting a Kirkuk local involved in the implementation of Haj Taiwina mosque bombing.

Zubair, southwestern Basra inhabited by both Sunni and Shiite peopl