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Uganda: A mob of 90 sexually assaults 15 Christian women in a church
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Madeeha Bakhsh -
February 8, 2017
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Recently, a mob of 90 people stormed a church in Uganda and sexually assaulted 15 Christian women from the congregation. This attack came as reprisal to the allegations that the pastor of the church had converted Muslims to Christianity. The incident took place Katira church in eastern Uganda.
Attack on church in Uganda
The mob tied up the Christians men and beat them afterwards they raped 15 of the Christian women. The mob struck because the pastor of the Katira church Reverend Moses Mutasa had converted Muslims to Christianity. The mob also carried off the pastor and either other men from the congregation while they severely damaged the church property.
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An eye witness who managed to escape from the church while the attack was perpetrated stated that one of the attackers shouted, “Away with the pastor who is converting our Muslims to Christianity.” After the attack, the mob left leaflets accusing the pastor of converting Muslims and threatened of further attacks in case the practice was not seized.
http://www.christiansinpakistan.com/uganda-a-mob-of-90-sexually-assaults-15-christian-women-in-a-church/