Orthodox priest killed in Baghdad

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Sincerest condolences to our Orthodox brothers and sisters.

Another martyr for the Faith.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080405/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=Ao28nvwuNxGIc4nzHx3tD60DW7oF
Christian priest killed in Baghdad By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer
29 minutes ago

An Assyrian Orthodox priest was shot to death Saturday by gunmen using silencers as the Christian cleric and his wife returned home after a trip to the market in Baghdad.

The latest attack against Iraq’s Christian minority drew a new plea from Pope Benedict XVI for Iraqis to “find the way of peace to build a just and tolerant society.”

Father Youssef Adel, 47, had tried to escape the sectarian violence, fleeing the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Dora at a time when insurgents were burning down churches and uprooting Christians from their homes on threat of death.
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