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Monday, April 7, 2014

Did American arms to Syrian "rebels" kill Father Francis Van Der Lugt, a captain of Christianity?


Yes, they most likely did.  And, you better believe it!   The great United States of America is planning to send even more weapons to the killers so they can continue killing of  the innocent in Syria.

From AP:
....A masked gunman opened fire on a well-known, elderly Dutch priest in the central Syrian city of Homs on Monday, killing him instantly, a fellow priest, an activist group and Syria's state-run media said.

Father Francis Van Der Lugt was gunned down inside a monastery in the city's Bustan al-Diwan neighborhood, a rebel-held area that has been blockaded for over a year by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The motives for the attack were not known and no one immediately claimed responsibility for the killing.

But the fact that the 72-year-old Van Der Lugt was gunned down in a rebel-held area will likely underscore fears of many in Syria's Christian and Muslim minorities for the fate of their communities should Syrian President Bashar Assad be overthrown by rebels in the country's civil war....

.....During the three-year civil war, Van Der Lugt repeatedly refused to leave Bustan al-Diwan, despite a series of U.N. evacuations this year that helped hundreds to leave blockaded Homs areas.

A friend of the slain priest, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his safety, said Van Der Lugt refused to leave until all Christians were evacuated. The priest lived with 24 other Christians in the monastery.......

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