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 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 al-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. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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