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Bangladesh: Islamic militant confesses to involvement in ambush shooting of priest
December 18, 2015
A Muslim extremist has confessed to participating the November shooting of a Italian Catholic missionary priest in Bangladesh.
Sariful Islam told authorities that he was one of the gunmen who shot and wounded Father Piero Parolari on November 18. He said that his group was also involved in an earlier attack on a Hindu shrine.
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Further information:
- One of Fr. Piero Parolari's attackers confesses (AsiaNews)
- Missionary priest, shot in Bangladesh, recovering from wounds (CWN, 11/30)
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