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
