A LOCAL Muslim group has decried the violence that claimed the lives of 12 French journalists last week, “ostensibly in the name of religion,” saying it is “anathema to universally-held values of liberty, equality and brotherhood—concepts that are part of the fundamental tenets of Islam.”

“We are saddened by this horrific event that has once again cast Muslims as rampaging over-zealous demagogues, belying the fact that a vast majority are peaceful, law-abiding members of their respective communities,” the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID) said in a statement on Monday.

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