El Obeid, 13 November, 2023 / 11:25 am (ACI Africa).
The UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has condemned the bombing of Church buildings in which scores were injured in Khartoum, Sudan.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) allegedly shelled and destroyed the largest church building in Omdurman, Sudan on November 1. The Church building was reportedly used by the Episcopal and Evangelical denominations.
On November 3, the Dar Mariam Mission, Khartoum, which houses five religious Sisters, a Priest and lay people who sought refuge there was also bombed.
A teacher, two Nuns, a mother and her two children aged four and seven were injured during the incident, Fr Jacob Thelekkadan, a resident at the mission, told the Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on November 6.
Fr. Thelekkadan said it was “a miracle” that the bomb which caused two explosions hit the building’s first floor at the time as most residents were gathered at the ground floor.
