Three churches attacked in two days in Tamil Nadu

ICC Note

“These attacks against India ’s Christian minority are a shame for the country’s secular soul,”

12/01/2009 India (Asia News)-A group of Hindu extremists attacked a new Christian Church, the Church of South India , in Sulur, in suburban Coimbatore , a city in the southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The attackers struck yesterday. After they broke the church’s windows, they threw stones inside the building. A bag containing a bottle of petrol, a diesel can and cotton waste was found after the incident. It is evidence that the attackers were planning to set fire to the place of worship.

“These attacks against India ’s Christian minority are a shame for the country’s secular soul,” he said. “Christians live in and want peace. These incidents should lead the authorities to take the necessary measures to guarantee the security of places of worship.”