Thread: Thousands of Christians seek refuge at Central African airport after worst attack in

Thousands of Christians seek refuge at Central African airport after worst attack in 9 Months

Posted on December 7, 2013by END TIME HEADLINES

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of Christian civilians sought refuge at an airport guarded by French soldiers Friday, fleeing from the mostly Muslim ex-rebels with machetes and guns who rule the country a day after the worst violence to hit the chaotic capital in nine months. When several French helicopters landed at the airport, people sang with joy as they banged on plastic buckets and waved rags into the air in celebration. Outside the barbed wire fences of the airport, bodies lay decomposing along the roads in a capital too dangerous for many to collect the corpses. Thursday’s clashes left at least 280 dead, according to national radio, and have raised fears that waves of retaliatory attacks could soon follow. ”They are slaughtering us like chickens,” said Appolinaire Donoboy, a Christian whose family remained in hiding. France had pledged to increase its presence in its former colony well before Christian militias attacked the capital at dawn Thursday. The arrival of additional French troops and equipment came as the capital teetered on the brink of total anarchy and represented the greatest hope for many Central Africans. About 1,000 French forces were expected to be on the ground by Friday evening, a French defense official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

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3 Christians executed after refusing to convert

Posted on December 7, 2013by END TIME HEADLINES

A Syrian city overrun by the Muslim Brotherhood was the scene of the execution of three Christian men who refused to convert to Islam, according to reports. The Catholic young men were killed by rebels fighting the regime of Bashar al-Assad after they had taken control of the village of Maaloula, confirmed Todd Daniels, a spokesman for the American human rights group International Christian Concern. “Based on the statement from the Melkite patriarch, these men were martyred because they refused to recant their faith,” Daniels said.

Also, 12 nuns were kidnapped at about the same time. They were identified as Mother Superior Pelagia Sayyaf and 11 nuns with her. “There are serious concerns for the safety of these women based on the treatment of women throughout this conflict,” Daniels said. He said a number of church leaders have been kidnapped and abused. “We’ve seen repeated instances of the direct targeting of Christians by the rebel groups,” he said. The violence comes amid U.S. support for the Islamic rebels in Syria. Many are tied to al-Qaida and have declared their intent to establish Islamic law the country. International Christian Union President Joseph Hakim said the rebels forced their way into a monastery to take the nuns hostage. He blames the Muslim Brotherhood. “The Free Syrian Army is powerless,” he said, noting the Muslim Brotherhood is starting to take a leading role.

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