Protestant clergyman killed in Ampara
ICC Note: Pastor shot down by two men on a motor bike in front of his wife and son after local media runs story on pastors caught carrying explosive jackets.
by Melani Manel Perera
2/19/08 Colombo (AsiaNews) A young Protestant clergyman is the latest man of the cloth to be killed in Sri Lanka, where civil war and the lack of a neutral human rights monitoring agency allow all sorts of violence.
Rev Neil Samson died on Sunday in Ampara, in eastern Sri Lanka, from gunshot wounds inflicted by two men on a motorbike in front of his wife, who was injured, and their son, who fell into shock.
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Local media have reported the detention of some Christian clergymen carrying explosive jackets. This has created suspicion and resentment against the Christian community… [Go To Full Story]
