Press Release
Press Release
13.07.2009
We condemn attacks on Iraqi Churches
A series of bombings hit five Christian churches in Baghdad yesterday, killing four and injuring
many people. Iraqi Christians have routinely faced sectarian attacks, forcing many to flee the
country. The attacks on Sunday appeared to be one of the largest single coordinated assaults
against churches and Christians in Baghdad.
"Christians are an integral part of the Iraqi society, they are not newcomers, and they are not there
for any superficial reason, Iraq is their country. Middle-East Christians are the people of the land
where Christ was born." Said Jabbar Hasan of Iraqi Association in Hammersmith & Fulham. We
call upon the Iraqi authorities to protect them and ease the pressure on the nearly 1 million Iraqi
Christians.
The Christian community in Iraq is one of the oldest in the world, and always had good relations
with other communities in Iraq without any incidents of violence or discrimination.
It is particularly reprehensible when terrorists attack religious gathering at times of worships." Said
Jabbar Hasan. We are greatly saddened by the deaths and injuries of the innocent victims of
these heinous acts.
We call upon the Iraqi authorities to prosecute the culprits and those who are behind
these evil acts.
For more information please contact Jabbar Hasan on 020 8741 5491
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