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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 11:00 PM
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Polish priest killed in Tunisia
Source: Al Jazeera

A Polish priest was found dead with his throat slit in a private school outside of Tunis, the interior ministry said Friday, blaming the murder on a "group of fascist extremists".

Marek Rybinski, 34, whose body had also multiple stab wounds, was found dead on Friday in the garage of the religious school in Manouba region, where he was responsible for the accounting, a source close to the ministry told AFP news agency.

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State media reported that the latest killing is a sign or rising religious tension in the country.

In a statement, the interior ministry said that it "condemns this act and regrets the death" of the priest. "These extremists are taking advantage of an exceptional situation to disturb national security and plunge our country into violence."

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/20112191176279419.html
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 11:20 PM
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1. Reminds one of the Trappists...
...murdered in Algeria, unfortunately.

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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 11:26 PM
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2. Scary.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-11 11:47 PM
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3. Wow. Extremely disturbing...
:scared:
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