Palestinians attack more West Bank churches
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Palestinians attack more West Bank churches*
17 Sep 2006 08:27:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
JENIN, West Bank, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Palestinians attacked more
churches in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in reaction to parts of a
speech made by Pope Benedict that referred to Islam, witnesses said.
The attacks, following similar incidents on Friday and Saturday, caused
minor damage but no injuries.
In the town of Tubas outside of Jenin, a group of Palestinians set fire
to a Roman Catholic church, causing minor damage before the flames were
put out, witnesses said.
A Roman Catholic church in the town of Tulkarm also sustained damage in
a fire. Witnesses said they saw a man set the fire in the early morning.
No one claimed responsibility for either of the attacks.
In a speech last week in Germany, the Pope repeated criticism of the
Prophet Mohammad by the 14th century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II
Palaeologus.
The Vatican said on Saturday the Pope was sorry his comments had caused
offence. His remarks sparked outcry across the Arab world.
Michel Sabbah, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited Nablus on
Sunday after five churches in the West Bank city were attacked over the
weekend.
"The attacks will not affect the solid relations among Muslim and
Christian Palestinians," said Sabah, a Palestinian.