Al qaeda jihad call in Yemen illegal...

Al Qaeda jihad call in Yemen illegal...

The Yemen - based wing of al Qaeda called on the internet yesterday for Muslims in the Arabian peninsula to wage holy war against Christians and Jews."You have no other way out from this plight than to wage jihad." the wing's deputy leader, Saeed al Sheri said.

This is actually illegal under the terms set out in the Koran. Muslims can only inflict what has been inflicted on them. The Yemeni based deputy leader has no authority to call a jihad, only Allah can do that, according to Muslim spokesmen.