People from the Caucasus "are often recruited in affluent European countries by representatives of the Salafi community, " Mr. Magomedov said.
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The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and of the more radical Salafi Islamist groups has unsettled many Christians in Egypt.
In February, a leftist politician, Chokri Belaid, was assassinated and the men eventually arrested were described as being linked to salafi groups.
Authorities in Tunisia say an Islamist militant has been killed in clashes between radical Salafi Muslims and police in the capital Tunis.
As a religious movement, Ennahda (which seems currently like a slow-motion version of more radical Salafi movements) is missing an extraordinary opportunity.
It makes clear the imam's affinity for the Wahhabi and Salafi doctrines.
Police had earlier arrested a Salafi Islamist accused of assaulting the head of Manouba's public security brigade during clashes between alcohol sellers and Salafists in Tunis on Saturday.
The Al Nour Salafi party has boycotted the Abbasiya protest.
Rizvan Kurbanov, the deputy prime minister in charge of security, says his first step was to visit a Salafi mosque and talk to its spiritual leaders, including Mr Magomedov.
It follows the conservative Salafi brand of Islam which seeks to bar women and Christians from executive posts and ban alcohol and mixed beach bathing - something which, if implemented, could hit Egypt's crucial tourism industry hard.
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