CHRISTIANS ATTACKED IN SRI LANKA WHILE PRAYING March 16, 2001

WorthyNews.com reports: “One Christian was seriously injured and 35 more were hospitalized when about 100 Buddhist extremists assaulted the congregation of the Sanasum Sevana (New Life) Christian Center as they prayed on Sunday morning, February 18. The church is located in Nurwarawatte, near Hinguragoda, 220 kilometers northeast of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
Masked men had smashed up the church property in the early morning hours, and the pastor was holding a prayer meeting amid the devastation when suddenly the mob attacked, wielding machetes. Ironically, the pastor and some of the congregation had attended an Open Doors seminar, ‘Preparing for Persecution,’ three weeks earlier. The incident represents the most violent attack on Christians by Buddhist extremists in recent years…”