AsiaNews: Fr Dhiya Azziz, a Franciscan born in Mosul, has been released. This was announced by the Custody of the Holy Land with a statement posted yesterday on the site. “The Custody – the statement said – had had no news of the Fr. Dihya since Saturday, July 4, in the late afternoon. Conflicting news had nevertheless led people to believe that he had been taken by jihadists affiliated to Al-Nusra Jabhat, which administers the emirate in the sector ” The priest “was treated well during his abduction.”
However, the statement continues, the Al-Nusra Front ” has denied any involvement in his kidnapping and allegedly led the police investigation in neighboring villages which led to his liberation”. Read more here.
