Priest, five Christians kidnapped in Iraq: report

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

ROME, June 6 (Reuters) - A Catholic priest and five young Christians have been kidnapped in Baghdad, Catholic news service AsiaNews reported on Wednesday, three days after the murder of another priest and three of his assistants in Iraq.

AsiaNews said the Chaldean Catholic priest, whom it named as Hani Abdel Ahad, was seized with the five in Suleikh, a Sunni neighbourhood in northern Baghdad. It was not immediately clear when the kidnapping took place.

The report cited unconfirmed rumours that a ransom demand had been made to the patriarch of the Chaldean church, Emmanuel Delly.

On Sunday, gunmen killed Chaldean priest Ragheed Aziz Kani and his three assistants in Iraq's northern city of Mosul. The Pope condemned the murders as "senseless killings".

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06925048.htm

[BOSSHOG]

1. Tragic indeed, senseless

BUT, just the thing for the likes of dobson to spew the crap that all christians are persecuted, especially those in this country, and another reason for him to beg for more money so he can continue to spread more garbage on his AFR network. His radio network news makes faux seem incredibly honest and legitimate.

[joanmj]

2. Dobson....

And I live in Colorado Springs---but alas I have been saved by MoveON/AAEI this summer to work on a campaign. when i get back to dodge--I am fricking moving out of this town!:dem:

[Barrett808]

3. Welcome to DU, Joan!

:hi: