Man slaps imam of National Mosque during Friday prayers


  • Nation
  • Friday, 18 Sep 2015

KUALA LUMPUR: Friday prayers at the National Mosque was interrupted after an Arab-looking man went up to the front and slapped imam Mohd Zuhairee Mohd Yatim.

It is learnt that Mohd Zuhairee was reciting the surah during prayers when the man walked to the front and pushed him.

When Mohd Zuhairee continued with the prayers unperturbed, the man then slapped him. By then, security staff had rushed into the mosque and apprehended the man before handing him to the police.

The man was heard shouting in Arabic as he was escorted out of the premises. The prayer session continued after that.


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