ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on Church Attacks

Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Nine churches were attacked in Malaysia between January 8-11, 2010. This is what the local Church has confirmed with Agenzia Fides:

1. Metro Tabernacle Church, a Pentecostal Church of the Assembly of God, in Desa Melawati (Kuala Lumpur) – molotov bomb exploded in the early morning hours of Friday, January 8

2. Assumption Catholic Church in Petaling Jaya (Kuala Lumpur) – molotov bomb exploded at 4:30am on Friday, January 8.

3. Evangelical Brethren Church in Petaling Jaya (Kuala Lumpur) – two molotov bombs exploded at 9am on Friday, January 8.

4. A Lutheran Church in Petaling Jaya (Kuala Lumpur) – bomb exploded on Saturday, January 9.

5. All Saints Anglican Church - bomb exploded on the morning of Sunday, January 10.

6. St. Louis Catholic Church in Taiping (State of Perak) - bomb exploded on the morning of Sunday, January 10 and detinated bomb discovered in the convent on parish property

7. Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Miri (State of Sarawak, in Borneo) – attacked by rock throwing on Sunday, January 10

8. A Baptist Church in the State of Malacca – walls painted with black paint on Sunday, January 10

9. Sidang Injil Borneo Evangelical Church (State of Negeri Sembilan) – bomb exploded on Monday, January 11
(PA) (Agenzia Fides 12/1/2010)