Greek priest charged over acid attack on seven senior bishops
Athens, Greece AP A defrocked Greek Orthodox priest was charged Thursday with multiple counts of causing grievous bodily harm over an acid attack that injured seven senior bishops and three other people. The 37-year-old Greek man was led to court in lay clothing, handcuffs, and under a heavily armed police escort. Journalists and cameramen stand […]
Greece: Bishops attacked with caustic liquid, 10 hurt
Athens, GreeceAP Seven senior members of Greece’s Orthodox Church and three others were hospitalised with burns Wednesday after being attacked with a caustic liquid, allegedly by a priest facing a disciplinary hearing, authorities said. The incident occurred at a meeting in Athens of senior bishops. The 37-year-old priest, who was facing the hearing for alleged […]
Acid attack survivor Umar Mulinde targeted again in Uganda
Morning Star News Pastor Umar Mulinde, a highly effective evangelist in Uganda who survived a horrific acid attack in 2011, said he recently escaped another attempted assault by Islamic extremists. Following a one-week evangelistic event in Mubende, on 25th September Mulinde was driving the 145 kilometres back to the Ugandan capital of Kampala when a […]