Mosul: Isis Blows Up Another Ancient Church in Iraq, 4 Children Killed Accidentally

Mosul: Isis Blows Up Another Ancient Church in Iraq, 4 Children Killed Accidentally

By Johnlee Varghese
July 7, 2015 17:58 IST
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Isis has destroyed dozens of churches in Syria and Iraq. (Representational picture)Twitter/ISIS

The Islamic State (Isis) militants accidentally killed four children while blowing up an ancient church in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The historical St Mary's church was destroyed by the Isis on Monday, Kurdish news source - Rudaw reported.

The four Iraqi children were near the church and were killed in the explosion, Saeed Mamuzini, media officer of the Mosul branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (PDK), told Rudaw.

Mamuzin added that the church located in central Mosul was "thousands of years" old.

Since June, after the Isis took over the second largest Iraqi city, the Sunni militant group has blown up dozens of churches and Shia mosques using explosives, calling them 'heretical structures'.

[link to www.ibtimes.co.in]