Jan 30, 2008 / 03:50 am
The Franciscan Provincial Superior in Sarajevo was attacked by assailants demanding money on the night of January 21, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reports.
Father Mijo Džolan, 58, who heads the province covering Bosnia and Serbia, was attacked at around 1:40 in the morning at the provincial house in Sarajevo.
Two masked men forced their way through the window of the Provincial’s bedroom and “woke him roughly.” Holding a pistol to his head, they demanded money. Father Džolan calmly explained that the provincial house had no cash. Though the men accused him of lying and threatened to kill him, he again repeated that the house had no money. The robbers then clubbed him on the shin with the butt of their pistol, after which they fled.
After the Provincial called for help, one of his fellow Franciscans found him, while their Muslim neighbors called the police. Father Džolan was taken to a hospital for treatment but returned home soon afterwards.