{"id":97250,"date":"2016-04-01T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleteia.org\/?post_type=post&p=97250"},"modified":"2016-04-01T10:56:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T14:56:21","slug":"report-vatican-fbi-involved-in-efforts-to-free-kidnapped-priest-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2016\/04\/report-vatican-fbi-involved-in-efforts-to-free-kidnapped-priest-in-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Vatican, FBI Involved in Efforts to Free Kidnapped Priest in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This story moved last weekend but hasn\u2019t gotten much attention or comment. Far as I know, there\u2019s been no independent confirmation. But if accurate, this is an interesting development:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Vatican and the FBI are among those working hard to rescue Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil from Kerala who is currently in the custody of the Islamic State terrorist group in Yemen, an official said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A massive joint operation has been launched, with officials coordinating from various places, to see that the priest is rescued, an official who did not wish to be named told IANS.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vatican, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Catholic church\u2019s working groups in Jordan and Abu Dhabi, besides Indian Embassy officials in Djibouti along with Indians based in Yemen are all working hard to see that the priest is rescued,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that they were trying to rescue Uzhunnallil.<\/p>\n

\u201cFr Tom Uzhunnallil \u2013 an Indian national from Kerala was abducted by a terror group in Yemen. We r making all efforts to secure his release,\u201d she wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep praying!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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