Three Iraqi Christians killed in 24 hours

Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 8:14 (BST) Three Christians in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, were killed within the short span of 24 hours on Tuesday, an Iraqi news agency reported. A man and his father were shot dead at their workplace, while in another district unknown gunmen forced their way into a pharmacy and killed a Christian assistant who worked there, according to Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The gunmen fled to unknown place,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq, without giving further details. Mosul is the capital of Ninewa province and is located some 250 miles northwest of Baghdad. The city is a historic centre for Assyrian Christians, who view it as their ancestral homeland. It is home to the second-largest community of Christians in Iraq, after Baghdad. The original city of Mosul lies on the west bank of the... [read full story]