Catholic World News News Feature
Congo bishop survives gunfire October 30, 2007
Gunmen opened fire on Bishop Faustin Ngabu of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday evening, the MISNA news agency reports. The bishop's brother-in-law, who was with him at the time of the assault, was seriously wounded and hospitalized. Bishop Ngabu himself was unharmed.
The gunmen responsible for the attack have not been identified, nor have local authorities established a motive for the ambush. It is not clear whether the bishop himself was the target of the gunmen.
Goma is located in the Kivu province, which has been troubled by fighting between government troops and rebels allegedly backed by Rwanda. Thousands of people have fled from the region because of the fighting, crossing the border into neighboring Uganda for protection.
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