Pakistani police widen manhunt a day after priest’s killing

Published January 31, 2022 1:08 AM

By RIAZ KHAN
Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have widened their manhunt for two unidentified assailants who shot and killed a Christian priest and wounded another the previous day in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Father William Siraj was killed while on his way home after celebrating Sunday Mass. One of his two traveling companions, Father Naeem Patrick, was wounded and a third priest was unharmed. Pakistani police said Monday they’re using the latest technology to trace and arrest the assailants. No group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. Christians are a tiny minority in this predominantly Sunni Muslim country. Militants in Pakistan have in recent years targeted Christians several times.

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