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Churches Experience Backlash in Niger

September 30, 2012 | Africa
September 30, 2012
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ICC Note:
Christians across the Muslim world have felt the backlash against the internet video”Innocence of the Muslims”. In Niger, Churches and homes were attacked and damaged. When will Christians, who had nothingt
09/30/2012 Niger (ContinentalNews) – Across much of the Muslim world, more than two weeks of backlash to the internet video “Innocence of the Muslims” has occasionally been directed at Christians, from computer hacks to church burnings.
In Zinder, Niger, on Sept. 14, about 1,000 Muslims emerged from the Friday Jumu’ah prayers, divided into groups of several hundred each, and started marching toward the churches in town. They set the Winners Chapel afire. They severely vandalized the Union of Evangelical and Protestant churches’ community center, the Church of the Assemblies of God, and a Catholic church.
Several Christians were injured, though the exact number has not been verified. After police regained control at the churches, smaller groups damaged the homes of the evangelical church pastor and homes of members of the Catholic church. Police made numerous arrests.   …
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