Church Attack

"Save Us From The Satans": Sri Lanka Church Attack Survivors Pray

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 5, 2019

A dozen rifle-toting soldiers guarded a small community hall as day broke in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa on Sunday morning.

On Camera, Alleged Suicide Bomber Pats Girl Before Entering Sri Lanka Church

World News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Wednesday April 24, 2019

CCTV footage aired by a local Sri Lankan channel shows one of the alleged suicide bombers entering the St Sebastian Church in Negombo, moments before a blast ripped through the church during the Easter Sunday mass.

At Least 18 Dead After Twin Bomb Attacks At Philippine Church

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 28, 2019

At least 18 people were killed Sunday when a double bomb attack hit a Catholic church on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist terrorists, the military said, days after voters backed expanded Muslim self-rule in the region.

Ghana Church Attacked Over Prophecy Of Muslim Spiritual Leader's Death

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 4, 2019

Angry young Muslims attacked a charismatic church in Ghana's capital Accra after its pastor predicted the country's chief imam would die this year, religious leaders said on Friday.

ISIS-Inspired Family Of 6 Kill Around 13 In Indonesia Church Suicide Attack

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 13, 2018

A family of six launched suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials said.

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Indonesian Church Attacks That Killed 13

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 13, 2018

ISIS claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Sunday that has killed 11 people, the terror group's Amaq news agency said, without providing any evidence.

11 Killed, Dozens Injured After A Wave Of Blasts Strike Church In Indonesia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 13, 2018

A series of blasts, including at least one suicide bombing, struck churches in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest attack for years in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country.

18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.

Police Shoot Sword-Yielding Man During Attack On Indonesian Church That Injured 4

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday February 11, 2018

Indonesian police have shot a sword-wielding man who attacked church congregation during Sunday Mass, injuring four people including a priest.

Feel Insecure Over Church Attacks: Christian Leaders To Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 1, 2018

Representatives of churches and tribal leaders in Christian-dominated Meghalaya Wednesday told Congress President Rahul Gandhi that a "deep sense of insecurity" has gripped them following reports of attacks on minority institutions across the country.

Gunman Attacks Church Near Cairo, Shot Dead

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 29, 2017

A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday and was shot dead by policemen, police officials said.

At Least Eight Killed In Suicide Attack On Pakistan Church

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 17, 2017

At least eight people were killed and 30 wounded when two suicide bombers attacked a church in Pakistan during a service Sunday, just over a week before Christmas, police said.

ISIS Claims Egypt Church Bombings That Killed 38: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 9, 2017

The ISIS claimed responsibility for bombing two Egyptian churches on Sunday in the deadliest attacks on the country's Christian minority in recent memory.

Records Reveal Details Of South Carolina Church Gunman's Mental Health

World News | Reuters | Friday February 3, 2017

The white supremacist who murdered nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a South Carolina church suffered from a number of mental disorders, his attorney said ahead of his federal trial, according to newly unsealed court documents.

Facing Death Or Prison, Dylann Roof Squares Off With His Fate

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 4, 2017

Jurors begin considering Wednesday whether to sentence self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof to death or life in prison for the racially motivated slaying of nine African Americans in a South Carolina church.