Somali house church attacked a second time
Edited from an ICC report
Two people were seriously wounded by a Muslim mob that attacked a Tayeglow, Somalia house church for the second time in two years.
Dozens of Muslims wielding spears, machetes, sticks and other weapons destroyed the church and assaulted worshippers holding services in the town 198 miles from Somali capital Mogadishu.
Reasons for the assault have not been officially established, but sources say the attack could be in response to the conversion of the only son of a prominent Muslim cleric who lives in the area.
In the attack last year, gunmen opened fire on the congregation, seriously wounding the church’s pastor. The pastor has not fully recovered from wounds suffered in that attack.
Sharia law in Somalia requires the death penalty for any Muslim who converts to Christianity. Five people have been put to death in Somalia in the past year for publicly acknowledging their conversion.
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