• Ali condemns �Islamic jihadists� in 132-word statement on Wednesday


• Heavyweight champ calls on political leaders to promote understanding

Muhammad Ali hit out against Islamic extremists and Donald Trump�s plan to bar Muslims from entering the United States on Wednesday.

�I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world,� the three-time world heavyweight champion said in a statement. �True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion.�

The Louisville-born boxer, who converted to Sunni Islam in 1975, called on Muslims to �stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda�.

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