"Terrorism has no religion because there is no religious conviction that can justify the kind of arbitrary, savage random violence that we saw on the streets of Woolwich."
He concluded his remarks by quoting a verse from the Koran:
"If anyone slays a human being, it shall be as though he killed all mankind; whereas, if anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he saved the whole of mankind."
We will have more coverage of this event and an article from Don Foster later this afternoon.
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