Catholic Archbishop Abducted in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq — (EWTN) A Syrian Catholic Archbishop was abducted Monday in Mosul Iraq, according to Vatican sources.

Basile Georges Casmoussa, 66 years of age, heads the Catholic Christian community in that northern Iraqi city. An unamed eyewitness said gunmen forced Casmoussa into a car while he was walking in front of the Al-bishara Church in an eastern neighbourhood of Mosul.

At this point, reasons for the kidnapping are unclear and no particular group has claimed responsibility for the abduction. Iraqi Christians have been subject to frequent attacks in recent months and account for only 3 percent of Iraq's population of 26 million.

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