Assyrian Orthodox Priest Shot to Death in Baghdad
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 06, 2008
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BAGHDAD -- 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."See the full content of this document
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Assyrian Orthodox Priest Shot to Death in Baghdad
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 ...
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