After Orissa, its Karnataka
Two pastors and six others were injured in simultaneous attacks carried out on 14 churches and prayer halls by suspected Bajrang Dal activists in Mangalore, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses told the police that some motorcycle-borne miscreants barged into prayer halls and ransacked them.
A statue of Jesus Christ was damaged in a prayer hall next to Milagres' Convent in Mangalore City. While some of these churches belonged to the Pentecostal Mission, the rest were of Roman Catholics. The pastors were injured at Sirur in Udupi and Jayapura in Chikmagalur.
The attackers apparently were protesting against an alleged conversion drive by missionaries in the region.
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Eyewitnesses told the police that some motorcycle-borne miscreants barged into prayer halls and ransacked them.
A statue of Jesus Christ was damaged in a prayer hall next to Milagres' Convent in Mangalore City. While some of these churches belonged to the Pentecostal Mission, the rest were of Roman Catholics. The pastors were injured at Sirur in Udupi and Jayapura in Chikmagalur.
The attackers apparently were protesting against an alleged conversion drive by missionaries in the region.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: attacks, Chikmagalur districts, churches, injured, Jesus Christ, Karnataka, Mangalore, Milagres Convent, missionaries, motorcycle, Orissa, prayer halls, Udupi
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