In memory of the Bishops of Aleppo, an 'ecumenical day' for the disappeared

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The Churches of the Middle East are promoting an"Ecumenical Day for the Abducted and Forced Disappeared" to be held on 22 April each year to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of the two Orthodox bishops of Aleppo in 2013.

Abnormal kidnappings, which have not been followed by claims or negotiations for their release. According to witnesses, the two prelates were negotiating the release of priests Fr Michel Kayyal and Fr Maher Mahfouz, who had been kidnapped in February of the same year. When they reached a roadblock, the car was flanked by armed men, possibly Chechen jihadists, who shot and killed the deacon driver. Witnesses claimed that the group was composed of foreigners who did not speak Arabic.

At the end of the commemorative seminar, the declaration proclaiming 22 April 'Ecumenical Day of the Abducted and Forced Disappeared' will be read out.

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