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Warned of death if seen in Afghanistan: Priest


Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, Feb 27, 2015: Jesuit priest Father Alexis Premkumar Antonysamy on Feb 26, said his captors in Afghanistan had warned he would shot dead if he was seen in the country again.

Alexis Premkum..Speaking to media, he said his captors did not harm him except keeping him bound and blindfolded when travelling.  Releasing me, they said I would be shot if they saw me again in Afghanistan,Fr Antonysamy stated, the Afghanistan director of educational charity Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS).

The priest, who had been living in the war-torn country for over three years, was kidnapped from Zendjan district while he was visiting a project site  June 2014. He was visiting a school for Afghan refugee children and had just returned from a trip to Iran and Pakistan.

His abduction took place 10 days after an attack on the Indian consulate in Herat by four heavily armed gunmen carrying rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. He was released from his eight month captivity days ago.  According to the priest, the captors treated him well and said they would release him. At no stage did he feel threatened, said Antonysamy, who thanked God and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his safe release.


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