{"id":35288,"date":"2020-04-29T09:32:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=35288"},"modified":"2020-04-29T09:34:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T09:34:36","slug":"mozambique-bishop-speaks-out-following-attacks-blamed-on-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2020\/04\/29\/mozambique-bishop-speaks-out-following-attacks-blamed-on-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"MOZAMBIQUE: Bishop speaks out following attacks blamed on ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three districts in the north of Mozambique\u2013 Moc\u00edmboa da Praia, Quissanga and Muidumbe have suffered heavy attacks by jihadists \u2013 including the recent targeting of churches during Holy Week \u2013 which have been attributed to extremist group Islamic State (ISIS).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa of Pemba, in Cabo Delgado region, said that:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSeven small towns or villages were attacked in fact during the days of Holy Week, among others that of Muambula where the Catholic mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is situated, in Nangololo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey attacked the church and burnt the benches and a statue of Our Lady, made of ebony. They also destroyed an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to whom the parish is dedicated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe tragic thing for us is that this mission in Nangololo is almost 100 years old and is the second most important mission in the diocese. So, it was a very tragic attack in what it symbolises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey had already attacked and burnt five or six local chapels, but they also burned some mosques. Although ultimately, it seems, the target is the Christian churches\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bishop described how 52 young people in Muidumbe District were massacred on 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0April for refusing to join the extremists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that it was unclear who was behind the attacks: \u201cThe most recent attacks have apparently been claimed by the Islamic State, but there are still doubts about this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSome people are saying that it is a local group which began small and is using the name of Islamic State, while others say that it really is the Islamic State. All we can say is that we don\u2019t know for certain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35279 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/make-a-donation-300x96.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/make-a-donation-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/make-a-donation-580x186.png 580w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/make-a-donation.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three districts in the north of Mozambique\u2013 Moc\u00edmboa da Praia, Quissanga and Muidumbe have suffered heavy attacks by jihadists \u2013 including the recent targeting of churches during Holy Week \u2013 which have been attributed to extremist group Islamic State (ISIS). 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