Raymond Ibrahim: Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians
March 23, 2015 5:52 pm By Raymond Ibrahim 18 Comments
lahoreblast-church-Punjab-Attack_3-15-2015_178233_lOn Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded.
The two churches (located in Youhanabad, Lahore’s Christian quarter) were St. John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church (Protestant). The Taliban claimed responsibility. It is believed that the group had hoped for much greater death tolls, as there were almost 2,000 people in both churches at the time of the explosions.
According to eyewitnesses, two suicide bombers approached the gates of the two churches and tried to enter them. When they were stopped — including by a 15-year-old Christian who blocked them with his body — they self-detonated. Witnesses saw “body parts flying through the air.”
Thus did the jihadis “kill and be killed,” in the words of Koran 9:111, the verse most often cited to justify suicide attacks… Keep reading
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/03/raymond-ibrahim-jihadis-cleansing-pakistan-of-christians
