HINDU MOB STORMS CHURCH BEING BUILT IN VILLAGE OF INDIAPolice in western India’s Gujarat state are on the alert after a local church was attacked on Sunday, July 18, sparking communal tensions. A group of 20 people stormed a church that was being built in the village of Rohiyal Talal in the Surat district. Police said the mob damaged the church’s side walls, iron grills and windowpanes late Sunday. “The desecrators arrived in a jeep armed with spades and axes and did the damage to the church,” said a senior police official. “Though we have been able to maintain law and order and there has been no untoward incident as the fallout of the alleged act of desecration, the situation still appears to be tense.” Police have identified the accused but still haven’t made any arrests. Officials confirmed the involvement of three members of the right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council). Suresh Ada Varli, who was supervising the church’s construction, filed the police complaint late Monday.From the news flow at Intercessors Network
