Wilmington Muslims say terrorists ‘are mentally deranged’

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Muslim leaders in Wilmington are speaking out in frustration against ISIS and its attackers.

During the recent attacks in France, some witnesses told media outlets that the terrorists yelled the Muslim name of God while firing their guns.

“Those people are mentally deranged,” Wilmington Islamic Center Chairman Musa Agil said. “They’re thugs.”

Agil is talking about the terrorists who killed 129 people and injured hundreds more.

“Those people are not humans,” Agil said. “They are human animals.”

Agil said they also are not Muslim.

“They are bringing shame and disgrace to the rest of us,” Agil said. “To the rest of 1.5 billion Muslims who are peace-loving people.”

He said Islam promotes peace not violence.

“How can you claim to be Muslim when you kill innocent people,” Agil said. “In our faith God told us, the same God that you believe in, that if you kill one innocent person, you kill all of humanity.”

Now world leaders are saying they may shut their doors to Syrian refugees after one of the terrorists impersonated one.
UNCW religion professor Herbert Berg said refugees should not be punished for that.

“We can’t forget that these are people that are fleeing the exact same kind of violence back in Syria,” Berg said. “We can’t let one or even seven bad apples spoil it for millions.”

While leaders around world continue looking for solutions, people around the world try to mourn and move forward together.