Baghdad, Iraq, Jun 19, 2007 / 09:07 am
A Chaldean priest, abducted by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, was freed this past Sunday according to the Missionary News Service Agency (MISNA).
Fr. Hani Abdul Ahad was abducted in the Iraqi capital on June 6 along with four young people. A group of unidentified gunmen blocked their road as they returned to Fr. Ahad’s parish. The four young people were released two days after the kidnapping.
Bishop Shlemon Warduni, auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, confirmed that the priest was freed, is well and has returned to his parish. The bishop confirmed that kidnappers had demanded a ransom for the priest.
Fr. Ahad is the eighth Chaldean priest to be kidnapped.