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December 6, 2006
Iraq: Chaldean Priest Kidnapped
It was some random Buddhists, I'm sure of it: Another Chaldean priest abducted in Baghdad
Baghdad (AsiaNews) - Another Chaldean priest was abducted yesterday in Baghdad. Fr Samy Al Raiys, whose disappearance was announced last night, is in the hands of unknown men who picked him up near his home.The Chaldean Patriarchate of Baghdad, which reported the abduction, launched an appeal on its website. Addressing the abductors, it asked: "We beg you not to harm him but to treat him well. We trust Father Samy in the hands of the Lord and of Providence, asking Him to help save Iraq from these kidnapping which terrorise everyone, adults and children alike". The appeal ended by calling upon "Our Lady that She may save him and return him soon to his church and to the service of his faithful".
Father Samy was just a few metres from his home, in Sinaa Street in Baghdad, when some unknown people took him away. Nothing has been heard from him since then. His car, too, has not found.[...]
Thanks to reader "Giussani" for the link.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at December 6, 2006 1:19 PM
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