Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 10, 2009 / 01:44 am
Hindu extremists in Nepal have demanded that the country’s one million Christians leave the country, prompting churches to reject threats of violence. They emphasized that their mission in the country will not change.
Last week militants bombed the Catholic cathedral in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, killing several people.
The extremist Hindu Nepal Defense Army (NDA) took responsibility for the attack in a statement distributed during May 31 public demonstrations organized by the Church, CISA reports.
“We want all the one million Christians out of the country,” their statement said.
Members of local churches make up about 2.4 percent of the Nepalese population. There are about 7,000 Catholics in Nepal.