Top Sunni cleric dies of heart attack

Sunni Islam’s top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.

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Top Sunni cleric dies of heart attack

Tags: egypt, heart-attack, islam, saudi-arabia, state-media

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