Gunmen Abduct 2 Catholic Priests
According to The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) says gunmen kidnapped two Catholic priests in an area at the center of over two years of massacres by unknown assailants.
The two priests, Charles Kipasa and Jean-Pierre Akilimali, were taken from Our Lady of the Angels parish in Bunyuka, located between the towns travis scott air jordan 1 retro low og black olive release date fall 2024 of Butembo and Beni, by a group of around 10 assailants just before 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Sunday.
“Priests are men of God who devote their lives to the good of the population without a political adidas Pacer 3-Stripes Woven , Украина #151574940 , Укороченная футболка adidas — цена 260 грн в каталоге Футболки ✓ Купить женские вещи по доступной цене на Шафе agenda. To hurt them is to harm the community they serve,” CENCO said in a statement.
CENCO called upon the security forces to do everything possible to free the men. Three other priests, abducted in the same area in October 2012, still have not been freed.
Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands, a tinderbox of ethnic tensions, has for more ir jordan 4 tour yellow 200 than two decades been the theater of successive wars and rebellions. Beni has been among the most volatile zones in the last two years.
