Allamah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah warns against US plots over Samarra shrine explosion Lebanon's senior cleric has said the explosions in Iraq's revered Shia shrine in Samarra are part of US conspiracies against Iraq.
According to Iran's Al-Alam news channel, Allameh Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said Thursday that it is essential for all Muslim leaders, whether Sunni or Shia, to denounce the savage crime and bring dishonor on Salafi Takfiri groups as well as the occupation forces.
Referring to more than four years of US-led occupation of Iraq, he stressed, "Without doubt, the occupiers are providing the grounds for Salafi Takfiri groups and intelligence agencies to pillage the country."
Allameh Fadlallah then called upon all Muslims to remain vigilant more than ever before vis-à-vis the US-Zionist plots aimed at fomenting discord among the Islamic nation.
Samarra witnessed further destruction of the shrine of two of the most revered Shia Imams on Wednesday. On February 22, 2006, the holy site came under attack by alleged al-Qaeda militants. Since then the shrine has been heavily guarded by Iraqi forces.
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Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's highest-ranking religious and political leader, blamed the intelligence services of the United States and Israel for the bombing of the Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq.  According to him, 

On 13th of June 2007, Iraqi insurgents blew up the two minerets of the Askari Mosque.  The shrine is important because it contains the remains of the Imam Hadi and Imam Askari.  The son of Imam Askari is Imam Mahdi.  This is especially important in the context of Iran's politics;  according to Article 5 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Khamenei as an Islamic jurist is supposed to lead the "Ummah".  Some Muslims object to this.  For instance, one Islamic cleric has said that Khamenei "does not have a divine authority or right to determine the fate of other peoples and countries," referring to Muslims outside Iran.

Khamenei urged Sunni scholars to speak out against the sacrilege and Shia Muslims to remain calm.  He believes that this bombing of part of a conspiracy to fuel sectarian tensions.

Earlier, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Lebanon also made the same charge and said, "Without doubt, the occupiers are providing the grounds for Salafi Takfiri groups and intelligence agencies to pillage the country."