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Lebanon: Church Bombed
November 13, 2013
Once an ancient Christian center, and until recently the only Christian-majority nation in the Middle East, Lebanon is the latest country in the region to experience an attack on a church.
Last Monday, a firebomb attack on Mar Zakhya Cathedral in Ajaltoun, took place at 6:30 pm. An unidentified attacker targeted the reception area of the newly built cathedral of the townÂ’s patron Saint, Mar Zakhya, with a firebomb.
Unlike in other Mideast nations where Christians make for insignificant numbers, members of the local council, the municipality chief, a military expert and members of the local security forces soon arrived to investigate the incident and the damage.
Though Lebanon was Christian-majority in the mid-20th century, today it is roughly 60% Muslim, 40% Christian.
Unsurprisingly, then, the phenomena prevalent in Muslim-majority nations — in this case, church attacks — are now come to this onetime haven for Christians.
November 13, 2013
Once an ancient Christian center, and until recently the only Christian-majority nation in the Middle East, Lebanon is the latest country in the region to experience an attack on a church.
Last Monday, a firebomb attack on Mar Zakhya Cathedral in Ajaltoun, took place at 6:30 pm. An unidentified attacker targeted the reception area of the newly built cathedral of the townÂ’s patron Saint, Mar Zakhya, with a firebomb.
Unlike in other Mideast nations where Christians make for insignificant numbers, members of the local council, the municipality chief, a military expert and members of the local security forces soon arrived to investigate the incident and the damage.
Though Lebanon was Christian-majority in the mid-20th century, today it is roughly 60% Muslim, 40% Christian.
Unsurprisingly, then, the phenomena prevalent in Muslim-majority nations — in this case, church attacks — are now come to this onetime haven for Christians.
