Christians Flee Mosul Due to Attacks

October 13, 2008 – 11:33 am

500 families seek shelter at churches or relatives’ homes, official says

BAGHDAD - An upswing in insurgent attacks against Christians in Mosul has forced 500 families to flee in the last week and seek shelter at churches, monasteries and relatives’ homes, the governor of northern Iraq’s Ninevah province said Saturday.

Duraid Mohammed Kashmoula estimated some 3,000 people have fled the city in what he called a “major displacement.”

So far this month, police in Mosul have reported finding the bullet-riddled bodies of seven Christians killed in separate attacks, the latest a day laborer found on Wednesday.

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HT: SI