Iraq: Death Toll Rises To 58 In Jihadist Massacre In Baghdad Christian Church

From Jihad Watch:

Death toll rises to 58 in Iraqi jihad attack on church: "The Mujahedeens raided a filthy nest of the nests of polytheism, which has been long taken by the Christians of Iraq as a headquarter for a war against the religion of Islam"


The mass-murderers say that this was a counterattack in the Church's alleged war against Islam. Yet notice how CNN's headline calls it an "Iraq church standoff," giving no hint that this was a gratuitous Islamic jihad attack. "Death toll rises to 58 in Iraq church standoff," by Mohammed Tawfeeq for CNN, November 1:



Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The death toll from a hostage standoff at a Catholic church in Baghdad has risen to 58, police officials with the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Monday.

Seventy-five others were wounded in the attack by armed gunmen Sunday, the officials said, adding that most of the casualties were women and children. Two priests were also among the dead as well as 17 security officers and five gunmen.



The hours-long standoff ended Sunday after Iraqi security forces stormed the Sayidat al-Nejat church. Eight suspects were arrested.



"All the marks point out that this incident carries the fingerprints of al Qaeda," Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qader Obeidi said on state television Sunday.



He said that most of the hostages were killed or wounded when the kidnappers set off explosives inside the church.



At least two of the attackers were wearing explosive vests, which they detonated just minutes before security forces raided the church, the police officials said.



The Islamic State of Iraq later claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement posted on a radical Islamic website. The umbrella group includes a number of Sunni extremist organizations and has ties to al Qaeda in Iraq.



"The Mujahedeens raided a filthy nest of the nests of polytheism, which has been long taken by the Christians of Iraq as a headquarter for a war against the religion of Islam and they were able by the grace of God and His glory to capture those were gathered in and to take full control of all its entrances," the group said on the website....



Posted by Robert on November 1, 2010 9:49 AM