Bangladesh government doesn't believe I inspired terror act: Zakir Naik

July 10, 2016 12:23

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is facing heat over reports that one of the Dhaka attackers was inspired by his speeches, claimed that no Bangladesh government official had said that he inspired the act of terrorism.

I spoke to Bangladeshi government people. They told me that they do not believe I inspired this Bangladeshi terrorists to do this act of killing innocent people. That is a different issue that he was my fan, Naik said.

There are millions of fans of mine throughout the world. More than 50 per cent Bangladeshis are my fans but to say that I inspired him to kill innocent human beings is devilish, Naik said in a video released here.Naik, who is in Saudi Arabia now, said the only country which had banned him from entering was the United Kingdom.

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