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| A NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS INJURED |
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| Armed robbers attack Carmelite Student House in Bukabu |
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Communicationes
Bukavu - R.D. Congo (21-06-2010).- An attack by armed men was launched against the Theological Seminary of St. John of the Cross in Bukavu in the early hours of Sunday 20 June. Given its ferocity we are fortunate not to have to report fatalities.
At about 1 o’clock in the morning a group of armed men in uniform invaded the seminary grounds. They tied up the two watchmen and forced the door leading to the friars’ rooms. Some of the gang forced the brothers into one room, while another forced the door of one of the Fathers and demanded to know where the Superior resided. They stole the mobile phone, computer and all the money they found in this room. They then moved to another room and stole a phone and computer, while continuing to demand where the Superior and Bursar had their rooms.
In the meantime the Superior had jumped from a window into the garden. The gang succeeded in discovering his apartment and stole everything possible, including furniture and money. The two Fathers who had refused to disclose information were given death threats but were eventually spared serious injury. The Bursar had also managed to jump from a window and called a police acquaintance but help did not arrive for another hour
The Superior and community are deeply shocked. We have learned that three of our students were injured, none seriously. Two had slight injuries, while a third with a serious wound, had to be treated in hospital.
Only 9 months previously, in October 2009, the same Fr. Superior escaped from another armed attack and only the prompt intervention of the community watchman averted serious consequences on that occasion.
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