An indian Salesian priest, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, that works in Yemen was abducted on the 4th March when a group of terrorists stormed an elderly care home run by Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity, handcuffed the victims before shooting them in the head.

According to Vatican Radio it was reported that Fr. Uzhunnalil was praying in the chapel of the premises when the attack happened.

At the hit of the news about the attack, the priest’s whereabout wasn’t noticed until on Saturday (a day after the attack). The minister of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced it publicly. The minister have equally assured that measures to locate the priest’s whereabout is now a priority in New Delphi. Below are the minister’s tweets:

Father Tom Uzhunnalil – an Indian national has been abducted by terrorists in Yemen./1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 5, 2016

We closed Indian Embassy in Yemen after Operation RAHAT was over. /2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 5, 2016

However, our Camp office in Djibouti is trying to ascertain the whereabouts of Father Tom Uzhunnalil so that we can secure his release./3

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 5, 2016

Related News:

Indian Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, reassures Local Bishops that Father Tom Uzhunnalil is alive Here are the faces of the nuns who were martyred in Yemen Key bishop: ‘We don’t know’ if Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive Pope says Catholic Nuns killed in Yemen are ‘Martyrs of Today’ Kenyan nun who died in Yemen, was remembered in a memorial mass for defending her faith till death Join us in praying a novena for Fr. Tom’s safe release, as he remains captive for the 10th month Priest abducted in Mexico found alive but with ‘notable signs of torture’ Brother of Kidnapped Indian Priest in an Extraordinary act for his kid-brother’s Safe return Belgian priest injured in a knife attack Kidnapped Indian priest pleads for help in new video

wpsd_autopost:

1