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| Victim of Mombasa Church attach Photo Courtesy of Standard Online |
Terrorists have continued to inflict horror to Christian worshipers in Kenya as another Church was targeted on Sunday 23 March 2014 during the Sunday worship at the “Joy in Jesus Church” in Mombasa.
Information received from Mombasa said gunmen opened fire at worshippers attending a church service killing 4 of them and injuring a number of them. The Likoni police boss Robert Murithi said the gun attack left two dead on the spot and eight escaped with critical gunshot injuries while two others died later from injuries.
The attackers arrived at the Joy in Jesus Church at about 10.30am before one of them who entered the church from the back door started shooting sporadically at worshippers. Other gunmen stood armed with AK47 rifle and a pistol stood guard outside the church while at the same time firing at the fleeing worshippers.
The last Sunday attack becomes the 7th in the list of attack to Christians Churches in the period of about two years.
November 5, 2011:There was a grenade attack on Garissa's Pentecostal Church that left two people dead and five seriously injured.
April 29, 2012: There was a grenade attacked at the House of Miracle Church in Ngara, Nairobi. One worshiper died and 10 seriously injured in that attack.
July 1, 2012:There were twin grenade and small arms attacks on churches in Garissa, one on Our Lady of Consolata Catholic Church and the other on the African Inland Church that killed 17 people and injured 66. The attackers executed two police officers at Ale.
September 30, 2012: Attackers threw improvised explosive device at St Polycarp ACK Church on Juja Road, Pangani in Nairobi killing one boy.
June 9, 2013: Sixteen people injured when an explosive device hurled at an open-air crusade outside Earthquake Miracle Ministries in Likoni, Mombasa.
August 19, 2013: Police in Nairobi detonate two bombs that had been planted at the entrance to the Soldiers of Faith Church at Kiamaiko, Nairobi.
September 30, 2012: Attackers threw improvised explosive device at St Polycarp ACK Church on Juja Road, Pangani in Nairobi killing one boy.
March23, 2014: Attackers stormed the “Joy in Jesus Church” in Mombasa killing 4 people and injuring over 21 people.
SOURCE: AMECEA Social Communications and News Agency