Sadness in Iraq (Iraq Pundit on the Catholic Church Massacre)

Iraq Pundit ^ | Monday, November 01, 2010 | Iraq Pundit

[Mister Ghost]

It's another sad day for Iraqis. An unknown number of people were killed after suicide bombers stormed a Catholic church in Karrada and held at least 100 people hostage. Iraqi antiterrorist forces stormed a church where gunmen had taken close to 100 hostages on Sunday in an afternoon of chaos that became a bloodbath. At least 30 hostages and 7 security officers were killed, and 41 hostages and 15 security force members were wounded, according to a source at the Ministry of the Interior. Officials said on Monday that the death toll had risen to around 50, according to news reports. Some reports say 52 killed, others put the death toll at 67.

[Mister Ghost]

Iraq Pundit is an Iraqi Shi'a who moved back to Iraq from the US.

[marron]

The AQI thugs terrorized the churchgoers for four hours before setting off their suicide vests, killing a number of people, including a priest. How any of this advances the cause of AQI remains unknown.

Apocalyptic terror has no goal. The terror is the goal. The killing is the goal. Death is the goal.

[Mrs. Don-o]

More information and good comments on this FReeper thread, too.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers for suffering innocents.