Turkish Christian priest abducted

Posted by Robert on November 29, 2007 12:23 PM

Let them into the EU! From the [1] BBC (thanks to all who sent this in):

A priest from Turkey's Syriac Christian community has been kidnapped in the country's south-east, officials say.

Edip Daniel Savci's car was reportedly found abandoned near Midyat town in Mardin province on Wednesday.

A local clergyman had received a phone call demanding a ransom for his release, the Anatolia news agency said.

Attacks on Turkey's Christian minority have increased recently. A Catholic priest was shot dead last year and three Protestants were killed in April.

Five men accused of the attack on the Protestant missionaries went on trial in the town of Malatya last week.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/11/turkish-christian-priest-abducted.html

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