Egypt's top religious authority condemns Islamic State

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Egypt's top religious authority condemned the armed group Islamic State which has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, describing it on Tuesday as a corrupt, extremist organization that is damaging Islam. "An extremist and bloody group such as this poses a danger to Islam and Muslims, tarnishing its image as well as shedding blood and spreading corruption," said Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam, Egypt's most influential Muslim cleric, the state news agency MENA reported. The comments came as the Vatican called on Muslim religious leaders to take a ?clear and courageous stance? and condemn "unspeakable criminal acts" by Islamic State. Islamic State has declared a Muslim caliphate in the territory it has captured in Iraq and Syria.

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