Church bombing in Baghdad

Two days ago IRFWP posted a press release (below) from the Muslim Council of Ireland (President), the European Muslim Council for Justice, Peace and Equality (Chairman), and the International Islamic Leadership Conference (Secretary-General), condemning the church bombing in Baghdad.

Anthony Shadid in today's New York Times article entitled, "Church Attack Seen as Strike at Iraq's Core" describes this heinous event in haunting terms: 

BAGHDAD -- Blood still smeared the walls of Our Lady of Salvation Church on Monday. Scraps of flesh remained between the pews. It was the worst massacre of Iraqi Christians since the war began here in 2003.

But for survivors, the tragedy went deeper than the toll of the human wreckage: A fusillade of grenades, bullets and suicide vests had unraveled yet another thread of the country's once eclectic fabric.

"We've lost part of our soul now," said Rudy Khalid, a 16-year-old Christian who lived across the street.

Please read this New York Times article for details on events spawning the Muslim Council press release.