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Father Tom Uzhunnalil, Priest kidnapped in Yemen, rescued

Father Tom Uzhunnalil, Priest kidnapped in Yemen, rescued


Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Sep 12 2017: A priest from Kerala who was kidnapped in Yemen last year has been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this afternoon.


An Indian priest kidnapped last year had appealed for help in a video recording carried by a Yemeni news website.


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Father Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted in March 2016 after an attack on a care home in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden. Gunmen posing as relatives of one of the residents at the home burst inside, killing more than 10 people including four Indian nuns.

In a video released in May on a local news website,  Father Tom pleaded for help. "They are treating me well to the extent they are able," he said, speaking slowly in English.


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"My health condition is deteriorating quickly and I require hospitalization as early as possible," he added in the recording. The date April 15, 2017 was written on a cardboard pasted on his body.

The priest said his kidnappers had contacted the Indian government and the Catholic bishop in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates with their demands.

"My dear family people, do what you can to help me be released. Please, please do what you can to help to get me released. May God bless you for that," he pleaded.

 


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Raymond Saldanha, Bengaluru Tue, September-12-2017, 6:03
This is to thank all those instrumental in rescuing Fr. Tom, especially Ms Susma Swaraj. God bless.
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