Assyrian Otrhodox priest killed in Baghdad
7/4/08
Gunmen shot dead an Assyrian Orthodox priest near his house in the centre of the Iraqi capital yesterday, in an attack condemned by the Pope, who expressed his “profound sorrow”. Iraqi security officials said Youssef Adel, a priest at St Peter’s Church, was killed by gunmen travelling in a car as he left home about noon. Father Adel’s body was brought to Ibn Nafis hospital in the city centre. The Pope, in a message to the Orthodox Assyrian archbishop of Baghdad, said he prayed “the Iraqi people find a way of peace to build a society that is just and tolerant”, and expressed his “profound sorrow” at the priest’s killing.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23494437-15084,00.html
Tags: Christianity, Terrorism, USA