11, May 2018
South Africa: Armed men slit throats of worshipers at Durban mosque 0
Three men armed with guns and knives slit the throats of three worshipers at a mosque near Durban in South Africa and a person was killed, an emergency service official said on Thursday.
One victim jumped from a side window of the building, which had been set ablaze sending smoke billowing, said Prem Balram, a spokesman for Reaction Unit SA, a private emergency service, who was among the first on the scene.
“One of the three has just died on his way to hospital. The other two are in critical condition,” said Balram, adding that the suspects fled in a white car. “The suspects were Egyptian males. The local people here identified them.”
South African police said the motive of the attack at a mosque on the Old Main Road in Ottawa in the KwaZulu-Natal province was unknown and they were investigating.
Africa’s most industrialized country has a large expatriate community and attracts many tourists but has seldom been associated with Takfiri militancy.
Balram said police had cordoned off the scene of the attack.
“There is a knife that was recovered at the scene, we believe the knife is suspected to have been used in the crime,” the KwaZulu-Natal police spokeswoman Captain Nqobile Ngwala said at the scene.
Police said in a statement that three unknown men entered a mosque after the midday prayer and attacked three people.
The suspects also set certain rooms in the mosque alight before fleeing in their getaway vehicle, police said.
“The motive of the attack on the three men is unknown at this stage,” police said, adding that no arrests have been made.
(Source: Reuters)
11, June 2018
The Holy Father’s official itinerary for Irish visit in August revealed 0
Pope Francis’ official itinerary for his visit here in August has been revealed.
Among visits on his agenda will be with President Higgins at the Aras, the Capuchin Day Centre and Knock.
He will be in Ireland for just over 36 hours.
His full agenda is:
Saturday 25 August 2018
08:15
Departure by plane from Rome/Fiumicino for Dublin
10:30
Arrival at Dublin International Airport
OFFICIAL WELCOME
10:45
Transfer to Áras an Uachtaráin
© Getty Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
11:15
Arrival at the Presidential Residence
WELCOME CEREMONY in front of the main entrance of the Residence
11:30
COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT in the Presidential Residence
12:00
Transfer to Dublin Castle
© Getty Dublin Monument, Ireland
12:10
Arrival at Dublin Castle
MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS in Dublin Castle
Speech of the Holy Father
15:30
Arrival at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
VISIT to the CATHEDRAL
16:15
Transfer to the Day Centre of the Capuchin Fathers
16:30
PRIVATE VISIT to the DAY CENTRE FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES of the CAPUCHIN FATHERS
19:30
© Getty Dublin , Ireland – 10 June 2018; A general view of Croke Park
Arrival at Croke Park Stadium
19:45
FEAST OF FAMILIES in Croke Park Stadium
Speech of the Holy Father
Sunday 26 August 2018
08:40
Departure by plane for Knock
09:20
Arrival at the Airport in Knock
Immediate transfer to the Shrine
© Getty Ireland, County Mayo, Knock Shrine, Apparition Chapel, Altar with white marble statues on the wall where the apparition of the Blessed Virgin took place on August 21st 1879. (Photo by: Eye Ubiquitous/UIG via Getty Images)
09:45
Arrival at Knock Shrine
VISIT to the CHAPEL of Knock Shrine
ANGELUS on the square in front of the Shrine
Angelus of the Holy Father
10:45
Transfer to the airport in Knock
11:10
Arrival at the airport in Knock
11:15
Departure by plane for Dublin
11:50
Arrival at Dublin International Airport
Lunch with the Papal Delegation
14:30
Arrival at Phoenix Park
15:00
HOLY MASS in Phoenix Park
© Getty A tree at sunrise in the grounds of Phoenix Park in Dublin.
Homily of the Holy Father
MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS in the Convent of the Dominican Sisters
Speech of the Holy Father
18:30
Arrival at Dublin International Airport
FAREWELL CEREMONY
18:45
Departure by plane for Roma/Ciampino
23:00
Arrival at the Airport of Roma/Ciampino
It will be the first visit of a Pope to Ireland since Pope John Paul II visited here in 1979.
Source:MSN.Com