(CNN) -- Muslim community leaders in Australia say sectarian tensions are soaring, as radicalized Sunni youth, inspired by ISIS, seek to import the religious conflicts wracking the Middle East. "The tensions are very high and will continue to be high," said Jamal Daoud, a Shia community leader in Sydney, where a 47-year old Shia leader was shot in the shoulder early Monday morning, as worshipers observed the Shia ritual of Ashura. He said Rasoul Al Mousawi, a leader in the Shia community focused around the Islamic center in Greenacre, south-west Sydney, had been released from hospital on Tuesday and was doing well.
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Australian Muslim leaders say Sunni-Shia tensions are at a high
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They say ISIS sympathizers are behind threats and attacks on Shia and Alawites
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A 47-year old Shia community leader was shot in the shoulder early Monday morning
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Worshipers said a group had earlier driven by yelling "IS lives forever" and "Shia dogs"
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