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| Two Christian priests set free in Iraq after being held since Saturday |
| 2007-10-16 |
| (KUNA) -- Two Christian Catholic priests who were snatched by gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday were freed on Monday, the Italian Catholic news agency SIR reported. The news agency did not indicate whether ransom was paid to win the release of the religious pair, who were taken at gunpoint by gunmen near Tal-Aafar while they were heading to attend a funeral. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 They gotta be careful kidnapping priests. Some of that Jesus stuff might rub off on them. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-10-16 14:37 |
| #7 JiB, I'd like to think that your efforts helped in this particular case. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-16 13:49 |
| #6 Zenster: No ransom, just honest appreciation of having done the wrong people. All for the same reasons OS wrote of plus I lit two candles in church yesterday and said the rosary at novena. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-10-16 12:47 |
| #5 Thank you for the clarification, 'Spook. I was certainly hoping this outcome didn't require the usual dose of cynicism. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-16 09:59 |
| #4 Actually, its possible in this case that no ransom was needed. The locals, even the Muslims, actually like these guys, they've done a lot of work with the poor. So very bad publicity, and it looks like the grab was by amateurs, not terrs. Plus its Mosul - Kurdish in character, so not such a nasty spot as say, Basra or Baghdad. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-10-16 09:54 |
| #3 Ransom paid in polonium-soaked currency? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-10-16 08:05 |
| #2 The news agency did not indicate whether ransom was paid to win the release of the religious pair All good news but what's the over-under on a ransom having been paid? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-16 03:24 |
| #1 Thank you. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-10-16 00:26 |