Egypt's top Islamic authority has denied that senior officials visited pornographic websites, according to local media reports.
The Al-Azhar spokesman made the denial after an image was circulated online of the dean of its university and clerics in front of a presentation screen that allegedly showed a thumbnail for porn site.
"When you open the Google Chrome browser it shows large thumbnails for some of the websites you have visited," the spokesman said.
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"An investigation has shown that the thumbnail in question was for international tourism company Celebrity Cruises - not a pornography website as was said," he added.
The logo for the tourism agency is a large X.
In a separate statement, another Al-Azhar spokesman said the image, which has been widely shared and mocked online, was doctored.
"The image is fake and a targeted attack by weak-minded individuals," he said.
Al-Azhar and its university are Egypt's highest Islamic institutions.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
