Minnesota Muslim group condemns Paris terrorist attacks

The USCMO coalition includes representatives from eight different Islamic organizations-the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), American Muslims for Palestine, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim Alliance in North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of North America, and the Mosque Cares.

"Islam says that taking the life of an innocent person is as if you killed all mankind".

Neither France nor the rest of us have yet been able to come to terms even with the January attacks on the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, during which a cartoon perceived to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad was avenged through the murder of 12 people. "The perpetrators of these heinous attacks must be apprehended and brought to justice", the CAIR statement read. But so far, none of the New Jersey Muslim groups had reported any incidents of retaliation, according to their leaders and Chris Rodriguez, director of the state's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

Headed by young British Muslims, Active Change Foundation wants people worldwide to know that ISIS is misrepresenting Islam and that they are united in standing against the group and its actions.

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The group's president, Naeem Baid, added: "This kind of violence is inhuman and barbaric and is not justifiable by any religion". Joko Widodo, the Indonesian harshly condemned the "violence that took place in Paris". Officials said about 200 people are wounded.

Lucille Simon, 24, had to stay at a friend's house because her apartment was near the Bataclan concert venue and was sealed off. "I am terrified". Seven of the attackers also died.

Hollande vowed a "merciless" response to the deadliest attacks on the country's soil since World War II. He declared a state of emergency and deployed 1,500 troops.

"The French have had threats recently, but not something actionable, and then this attack happened", said Dina Lisnyansky, an Islamic terrorism consultant from Bar-Ilan University, who also teaches at the Hebrew University. ISIS is hiding behind a false Islam.

The attack sparked fresh claims on social media from Gladstone residents concerned about the intake of Syrian refugees in Australia.

"In the name of the Iranian people, who have themselves been victims of terrorism, I strongly condemn these crimes against humanity and offer my condolences to the grieving French people and government", he wrote.