Posted on 06/27/2002 3:10:03 PM PDT by knighthawk
NAIROBI, Kenya- Sudanese government planes bombed two church compounds in rebel-held southern Sudan, injuring at least four people, a Roman Catholic group said Thursday.
The Sudan Catholic Bishops Regional Conference said four bombs struck the residence of Bishop Johnson Akio Mutek in Ikotos on Tuesday night.
The bombing injured "many people including four Kenyans" and destroyed the bishop's residence and a youth center, said a statement by the conference released in neighboring Nairobi.
Another 12 bombs were dropped near church schools in Isoke, the group said. A church spokesman said no one was injured and the bombs did no damage.
No rebel units were near either target, church officials said.
Sudanese government officials were not available for comment. Ikotos and Isoke are in the south in Equatoria province, along the Kenyan border, where the rebel Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army recently captured an important government garrison town. The rebels are fighting for autonomy from the Islamic government in the capital, Khartoum.
In Khartoum, 57 nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference ended a three-day meeting on Thursday by pledging support for Palestinians and their leadership.
The 19-year civil war in Sudan is often portrayed as a battle between the Muslim north and the followers of traditional religions and Christianity in the south, but oil fields in the south have also come to the center of the conflict.
Peace talks mediated by regional leaders are under way in Kenya and are scheduled to last until the end of July. Despite the talks, attacks continue, with government planes bombing several humanitarian targets in southern Sudan in recent weeks.
Let's see how long it takes for the Pope to condemn Israel.
They've done a good enough job condemning themselves.
Mt:27:25:
"And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and upon our children."
PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of Battle; Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, who prowl through the world, seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
This was an article posted by John Huang2 the same day that Father Elijah posted on the Neverending Thread.
To be fair, they did offer to turn OBL over to Clinton when he was president -- Clinton, of course, ever sensitive to violations of the law, rejected it on legal grounds.
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