Kids fear dad was killed by IS

Sayed Musawi / Picture: Facebook Source: Facebook
THE family of an Australian man tortured and killed in Afghanistan fears he may have been murdered by Islamic State militants.
The body of Sayed Musawi was found in Ghazni last Tuesday after he was abducted during a bus ride three days earlier.
It is understood at least eight men stormed the vehicle and demanded to speak to Mr Musawi. The bus remained at the scene for three hours before driving off.
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More than a dozen men arrived on motorbikes at the roadside spot where the bus was parked and took Mr Musawi to an unknown location where he was beaten and battered over several days.
“This was not a random attack, it was all set up, they knew what he looked like, they asked for his name,” Mr Musawi’s grieving son Nemat told The Daily Telegraph.
“They have no hearts. They would kill anyone. That’s what they do every day.”
The 56-year-old, who had dual citizenship, had been in Afghanistan for three months visiting friends and family. He had moved to Berala, in Western Sydney, 14 years ago and used to run a money exchange business in his war-torn country of birth.
“Some people are saying it could be ISIS,” Nemat said.
“There is a possibility it could be.
“ISIS killed over 100 people in Ghazni the other day, you can see their flags flying all over the place.
“It was either ISIS or the Taliban.”
The devastated 23-year-old, who works as a sales representative in Melbourne, said he tried to travel to the region where his father was shot dead but was turned back because it is too unsafe. He was last night mourning with family members in Kabul.
“We still can’t believe it. He felt safe. This guy would get along with anyone,” Nemat Musawi said. “He did not have any enemies.”
Nemat said his father had never had any connections to the Afghan government and was well-liked by everyone in the community. He believes he may have been singled out for murder because of his Shi’ite faith.
IS terrorists have been violently attacking Shi’ite Muslims for months.
Sayed Musawi’s funeral was attended by 4000 people in Afghanistan. He was remembered last night as “the greatest man” his son knew.
“What an act of cowardness (sic) from those animals!!! Inshallah they’ll get their punishment,” Nemat Musawi wrote on Facebook.
“Inshallah they’ll get their punishment … Rest in peace dad, you’re in a better place.”
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