Riyadh, Dhu-AlQa'dah 2, 1435, Aug 28, 2014, SPA -- The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and President of Council of Senior Scholars and General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh called on young people not to follow claims of jihad and support for Islam under unknown banners and perverted principles. Commenting on the Interior Ministry's statement containing the arrest of eight citizens who misled young people to join extremist groups abroad, the Grand Mufti spoke to Makkah-based Nida Alislam radio station warning against the danger of sending the youth to lands they do not know and under flags and principles they do not know to become only victims who get apprehended, sold and bargained. The Grand Mufti emphasized that this is a serious matter and urged people not to mislead the young and subject them to great danger under the claims of jihad by sending them abroad. The Grand Mufti commended the Interior Ministry's arrest of those who mislead young people to join extremist groups abroad. --SPA 13:36 LOCAL TIME 10:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w