Spread of Radical Islam Brings Increased Attacks Against Christians in Ethiopia as Muslim Mob Stones Christians in Eastern Ethiopia
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By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
ETHIOPIA (ANS) — mob Islamic extremists stoned Seid Ahmed Musa Ibrahim [names changed security reasons] Jijiga, city border Somalia. attack attack Christians Ethiopia spread radical Islam fueling persecution Christians.
ICC (International Christian Concern) www.persecution.org July 19, 2008, Ahmed Ibrahim gg church meeting we confronted ne extremist Muslims yelling anti-Christian slogans. extremists started hurling rocks Christians.
Ahmed, church leader, hit stones suffered severe concussion injuries torso. admitted Karamara Hospital treated injuries.
Ibrahim escaped physical harm fled scene police arrived stop attack. mob finally dispersed Ibrahim ran direction local police station.
ICC ss Jijiga capital city Somali Regional State, wh Ethiopia. majority residents Somali ethnic Somalis majority Muslim.
According ICC, ts time tt Christians bn attacked Jijiga. August 5, 2007, Ethiopian Fl Gospel Church Jijiga bombed. Th church packed wh people, hurt explosion. church attacked bomb earlier.
ICC’s Regional Manager Africa, Jonathan Racho, said, “Unless growth radical Islam curbed Ethiopia, attacks at Christians continue rise. Ethiopian government officials, particularly local officials Muslim dominated country, me accountable failing protect Christians sh attacks.”
ICC Washington-DC based human rights organization tt exists help persecuted Christians worldwide. ICC delivers humanitarian aid, trains supports persecuted pastors, raises awareness regarding persecution, advocate persecuted Capitol Hill Se Department.
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