Tragedy in Turkey [Welborn]

[Catholic_Opinion]

Vicious attack at a Christian publishing house:Assailants killed four people late Wednesday morning at the offices of Zirve, a Christian publishing house that distributed Bibles in the city of Malatya, Hurriyet online reported. Three of the four victims had their…

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christiantoday.com/article/christian.bible.publishers.murdered.in.turkey/10430.htm

God bless them.

 

[CollegeKid]

and grant them eternal rest.

 

[Sabda]

And may the Lord have mercy on those who did this for they know not what they do.

 

[Dale_M]

Here is a follow-up story:

Police detained five more people Thursday in connection with an attack on a Christian publishing house that killed three employees, doubling the number of suspects in custody, a Turkish official said.

One group of suspects detained in the slayings Wednesday told investigators they carried out the killings to protect Islam, a Turkish newspaper reported.

The attack added to concerns in Europe about whether this predominantly Muslim country – which is bidding for EU membership – can protect its religious minorities. It also underlined concerns about rising Turkish nationalism and hostility toward non-Muslims.

cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/19/bible.attack.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world