Assyrians threatened yet again following the Gondkosa murder

August 16, 2006
Nohadra – Iraq

From: Sami Zaia
Source: Nirgalgate.com

On August 15th, 2006 a group of Assyrians were threatened with guns by some Kurds near the outskirts of Bamarni to the north-east of Sarsink.
One of the Assyrians who were threatened with a 9mm hand gun mentioned that a group of four Kurds obstructed the path of some Assyrian families on their way back from a picnic in Dokri region where they were celebrating the commemoration of St. Mary. The incident escalated to killing threats because of an earlier skirmish with the same group of Kurds who were intoxicated and tried to harass the women.
Another man said:” We were surprised with four persons holding guns obstructing our way, and we knew immediately that they were the same individuals with whom we had a skirmish earlier. They pulled one of the young men out of the car and put the gun to his head threatening to kill him; that’s when we intervened to prevent them from killing him, then we called the police who came and arrested them, but we don’t know what sort of procedure will be taken against them”.

ANA – Translation and Media desk

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