Baptist publicly tortured for 'spreading Christianity'
Muslims beat, murder bookstore manager, claim he engaged in
missionary activity
Posted: October 10, 2007
By Aaron Klein
The manager of a Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip who was
found dead last weekend was first publicly beaten and tortured by
Islamic gunmen accusing him of spreading Christianity, according to
witnesses and Palestinian security officials speaking to WND.
The body of Rami Ayyad, who managed the only Christian bookstore in
Gaza, reportedly was found Sunday riddled with gunshot and stab
wounds. Ayyad had been abducted the previous night as he closed his
shop, according to a local Christian group.
Ayyad, a Baptist, was accused by Gaza-based Islamic groups of
engaging in missionary activity. His bookstore, owned by the
Palestinian Bible Society, was firebombed in April after which he
told relatives he received numerous death threats from
Islamists.
The day of his abduction, Ayyad reportedly said he was being
followed by a car that had no license plates.
According to witnesses and security officials associated with
Hamas' so-called Executive Force speaking to WND, Ayyad was
publicly tortured a few blocks from his store before he was shot to
death.
The witnesses said they saw three armed men, two of whom were
wearing masks, beat Ayyad repeatedly with clubs and the butts of
their guns while they accused him of attempting to spread
Christianity in Gaza. The witnesses said that after sustaining the
beating, Ayyad was shot by all three men.
Ayyad was buried Sunday, leaving behind a pregnant wife and two
young children. No group has taken responsibility for the
attack.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58076
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Won't happen here ?
