International
Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on November 27, an alleged
terrorist attacked the Salvation Army’s service post in central
Sulawesi, before burning down six houses belonging to church members.
Four Christians were murdered, with three being butchered.
Around
8:00 a.m., the Lewonu Lembantongoa Service Post, located in Sigi
Regency, Central Sulawesi, set up as an outreach effort by the Salvation
Army in Indonesia (Bala Keselamatan), was attacked by the alleged
terrorist.
He set the church on fire, before attacking Captain
Arnianto, Mrs. Mpapa, Lieutenant Abram Kako and his wife, and burning
down six houses belonging to church members. Of the four victims, three
were hacked to death, while the other was burned.
In the video
seen by ICC, the charred victim was pulled from a pile of ruins, with
smoke still rising in the background. The fowler position of the body
suggests the agony and pain endured by the victim before death.
Lemban
Tongoa is located in the forest, where access to information and
transportation is limited. ICC will continue to follow up to learn more
about the details of the attack. The Salvation Army is asking for
prayers “for the family of the victims, for the church, and for the peace of the region.”
Gina Goh, ICC’s Regional Manager for Southeast Asia, said, “ICC
mourns the death of our Indonesian brothers and sisters who were
brutally murdered by the alleged terrorist. We urge the Indonesian
government to take necessary measures to hold him accountable and bring
him to justice. Such senseless acts cannot be tolerated in the country
that boasts ‘Pancasila,’ the state ideology which promotes religious
harmony and tolerance.”
International Christian Concern is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) charitable organization focused on human rights, religious freedom and assisting the persecuted Christian Church around the world.
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