Egypt's Al-Azhar on Friday (April 21st) condemned a deadly "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) attack in Paris, describing it as "sinful" and un-Islamic, AFP reported.
A known extremist shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others on Champs Elysees avenue on Thursday night, in an attack claimed by ISIL via its Amaq media outlet.
The gunman was shot dead as he tried to flee.
"Al-Azhar strongly condemns this sinful terrorist attack," the Cairo-based institution said in a statement.
"Al-Azhar affirms its categorical rejection of such terrorist acts that contradict Islamic teachings," it added.
