The attack Tuesday came shortly after the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls Oct. 29, marking a further escalation of the tensions, according to CSW.Ida Sambue and Theresa, both 16, and Alfita, 18, were on their way to a Christian school they attended with 150 other children when they were attacked. A fourth girl, Noviana, 16, was left seriously injured.
According to CSW, the heads of the girls were found separately inside plastic bags with a warning written on them that another 100 Christian teenagers would be killed. Local leaders fear the latest shooting is linked to fulfillment of the threat.
Above from a World Net Daily article, Schoolgirl dies after shooting near church . More follows:
Schoolgirl dies after shooting near church. [/] Muslim was friend of Christian who remains in critical condition [/] Posted: November 11, 2005 [/] 3:00 p.m. Eastern
One of two 17-year-old schoolgirls shot at close range near a Pentecostal church in Indonesia has died. [/] Siti Nuraini, a Muslim, died Wednesday in Poso's Kota general hospital on the island of Sulawesi. Her Christian friend, identified only as Ivon, remains in critical condition after the attack Tuesday, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports.
An earlier report from Indonesia said both girls were Christians, but International Christian Concern confirms Nuraini was Muslim.
The attack Tuesday came shortly after the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls Oct. 29, marking a further escalation of the tensions, according to CSW.
Ida Sambue and Theresa, both 16, and Alfita, 18, were on their way to a Christian school they attended with 150 other children when they were attacked. A fourth girl, Noviana, 16, was left seriously injured.
According to CSW, the heads of the girls were found separately inside plastic bags with a warning written on them that another 100 Christian teenagers would be killed. Local leaders fear the latest shooting is linked to fulfillment of the threat. […] [My ellipses and emphasis and repetition.]
It is not too late to pray for Indonesia.
