Salvation from Hell

Salvation from Hell (Arabic: Al Najun Min Al Nar, also translated as Saved from the Inferno) was a militant Islamic organization which operated in Egypt in the 1980s.

During a 1989 trial in Egypt, 26 defendants were charged with forming Salvation from Hell, an illegal paramilitary organization, in addition to other charges.[1][2] The Egyptian government broke off ties with Iran following allegations that Iran funded the group.[3] Yasser Al Borhamy was detained for a month in 1987 due to his alleged connection with the assassination attempt against interior minister Hassan Abu Basha.[4] Hussein Zawahiri, the brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri and Muhammad al-Zawahiri, was convicted for his alleged role in the assassination attempt.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Muslim Fundamentalists Sentenced in Egypt". Associated Press. 3 September 1989. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Scott Green, William; Jacob Neusner (1994). The religion factor: an introduction to how religion matters. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 137. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ↑ Kifner (15 May 1987). "Egypt Breaks All Diplomatic Ties With Iran". The New York Times. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Yasser Borhami". Ahram Online. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Moussa, Ahmed (18–24 October 2001). "Egypt's most wanted". Al Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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