Bhopal Archdiocese has condemned the act of terrorism that took place in Yemen in which four nuns have been murdered. He also requested the Indian Government to provide securities to the Indians who are working abroad.
Notably, four nuns were among 16 people killed in strife-torn Yemen's Aden city. 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.
The terrorists, numbering between 2 and 4, asked the guard to open the gate of the elderly home on the pretext of visiting their mothers. On entering inside, they first shot dead the gate keeper and then started shooting randomly on the inmates. The attack at the care home in Sheikh Othman District in Aden took place at around 1230 hours, killing at least 16 persons, including four nuns one of them was an Indian she hailed from Indian state of Jharkhand.
PRO of Archdiocese Fr Maria Stephen also condemned the attacks on Church at kachna situated in Raipur. He appealed to the administration to take stern action against the culprits. It is to be noted that some people stormed into the Church and vandalized the church and its belongings.