A Franciscan priest abducted by Islamist terrorists in Syria on 5 October has been released to house arrest at his convent in the north-eastern village of Knayeh, writes Ellen Teague. Fr Hanna Jallouf’s confinement was ordered by a local Islamic court, pending a trial. Islamists accuse the Syrian priest, 62, and other Christians of cooperation with President Bashar al-Assad’s Government.
16 October 2014, The Tablet
Islamic court to try priest
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