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Acid attack on Afghan schoolgirls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7724505.stm
Acid-attack-on-boy-who-refused-sex-with-Muslim-cleric
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/1453786/Acid-attack-on-boy-who-refused-sex-with-Muslim-cleric.html
Islamic Acid Attacks
http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/islamic-acid-attacks-more-muslim.html
Man held over acid attack on top city pastor
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1295578/-/bfk0u7z/-/index.html
By STEPHEN OTAGE & ANDREW BAGALA
Posted Tuesday, December 27 2011 at 00:00
The police in Kampala are holding a man in connection wiht a Christmas Eve acid attack on Pastor Umar Mulinde.
Apostle Mulinde, who denounced Islam after he became a born-again Christian, was left with a damaged right eye and a disfigured face on Christmas Eve after an assailant splashed acid on his face at Namasuba, a Kampala suburb.
Police say the suspect is in their custody but they would not reveal his identity because the case is still at a sensitive stage. “One person has been arrested and he is helping us with the investigations,” the police spokesman, Mr Asuman Mugenyi, said.
Gospel Life Church leader Apostle Mulinde, who is currently admitted to International Hospital Kampala, attracted many followers after he converted from Islam and became a strong critic of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
He told Daily Monitor yesterday from his hospital bed that he believes that the attack that happened around 9pm at his church had connections to his preaching and interpretation of the Quran.
Targeted
“I have been witch-hunted since I converted to Christianity. I do not know which crime I committed because I have been receiving threats and the authorities kept ignoring them not knowing it would result into this,” Apostle Mulinde said.
He said as he was leaving his church, a person who claimed to be one of his flock called him aside pretending that he was wanted. He obliged. “When I turned around, the assailant poured acid on my face which splashed on the right side of the face, suit and shirt affecting my eye and face,” Apostle Mulinde said.
He added that shortly after the incident, he heard one of the assailants shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ (God is Great).
Mr Mugenyi yesterday said they have not yet reached a conclusion that the attack was religiously motivated. Religious motivated violence have been rare in Uganda in recent history.
The attacks have mainly been common in domestic related violence or over personal and business rivalries.
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Suspect in Pastor Mulinde acid attack arrested
Publish Date: Dec 26, 2011
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/315086-Suspect-in-Pastor-Mulinde-acid-attack-arrested.html
By Taddeo Bwambale and Nicholas Kajoba
Three days after a suspected acid attack on Pastor Umar Mulinde of Gospel Life Church, Police has arrested one person in connection with the incident.
Addressing a press briefing on Monday, Police spokesperson, Asuman Mugenyi said one person had been arrested but declined to disclose the details. He confirmed that acid was used in the attack and said the police was carrying out investigations to establish the motive of the attackers.
Unknown people attacked Mulinde on Christmas Eve at about 9:00pm shortly after he returned from a church crusade. The attackers poured acid on him, leaving his face partly disfigured and his right eye is blinded.
His face, neck and arms are covered with deep black scars and his lips are swollen.
Narrating his ordeal to journalists at International Hospital, Kampala (IHK) , Mulinde said he was attacked by unidentified men whose target was to kill him.
“I was attacked by a man who claimed to be a Christian. He called out to me shouting, “pastor, pastor’ and as I turned to see who he was, he poured acid which burnt part of my face,” he said.
“As I turned away from the attacker, another man poured the liquid on my back and ran away shouting ‘Allah Akbar (God is great).”
Pastor Mulinde said he caught a glimpse of the attackers but could not disclose the details as this would jeopardise investigations. He blamed the attack to some people who are opposed to his conversion from the Islamic faith to Christianity.
“I have got threats for a very long time, but didn’t take them serious until now,” he said.
Mulinde was raised in a staunch Muslim family and his father served as the local Imam. He was a sheikh before getting converted to Christianity.
Mulinde said the attack occurred shortly after his church had concluded a seven-day crusade at in which over 300 people gave their lives to the Lord.
“We went back to our church to test the sound equipment and everything was perfect. We had organised a Christmas party for the converts when this happened,” he said. His followers rushed him to Mengo Hospital, where he was referred to IHK.
Efforts to get a comment from doctors about Mulinde’s condition were futile as hospital authorities blocked journalists from talking to them. A source told New Vision that doctors were trying hard to save his sight and contain the acid from spreading to other parts of his body.
Pastor Umar Mulinde blinded by acid attack
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/315067-Pastor-Umar-Mulinde-blinded-by-acid-attack.html
Publish Date: Dec 25, 2011
By Nicholas Kajoba
As many Ugandans celebrate Christmas, Pastor Umar Mulinde of Gospel Life Church, Namasuba was lying in pain following an acid attack by unknown person last night.
The unfortunate incident happened at mid-night, after Pastor Mulinde led his congregation into night prayers that ushered in Christmas.
Witness says that after the attacker poured acid onto the pastor’s face he took off before he could be recognized. Mulinde fall down and started shouting calling for help from his followers who rushed him to Mengo hospital.
“The pastor conducted prayers in joyful mood and even asked Christian to repent for their sins. But all of sudden after the prayers when the pastor was leaving the church somebody came and attacked him with acid,” a witness said.
Umar is a graduate of Islamic propagation and a sheikh who grew up in a staunch Muslim family where his father was the local Imam. He heard the Gospel clearly explained in relation to his religion at an outdoor meeting when he was a university student.
He is an evangelist and church planter with an outstanding ability to debate and challenge the religion from which he came in any public forum. His controversies preaching about his past religion (Muslim) had always caused him to be at logger heads with some Muslims.
Mulinde was later transferred to International Hospital Kampala (IHK) where he was taken to Intensive care unit. Pastor’s wife, Eva Mulinde who is looking after him in the hospital said that the patient was still lying in agony and need prayers.
“We took him to mengo hospital and transferred him here because his condition was not good. But we pray he gets well soon,’ she said.
Accessing him at the hospital is not easy because the room where he is lying was guarded by people who identified themselves as believers from Kibuye prayer palace.
Gospel life Church International is a Bible-Believing, Christ-Centered, Life Group Centered and Mission Sending Ministries that is characterized with The Word, Prayer, Passion for souls, Praise and Worship,
Eby’okwokya Paasita Mulinde bibatabudde
http://www.bukedde.co.ug/news/60811-Eby-okwokya--Paasita-Mulinde--bibatabudde.html
Dec 27, 2011
Bya Robert Mutebi, Nicholas Kajoba ne Joseph Mutebi
EBY’ ENSONGA eyayiirizza asidi Paasita w’Abalokole, Umaru Mulinde byongedde okulanda abamu ku baliraanwa be bwe bategeezezza nti enkaayana z’ettaka z’aludde nazo zandiba nga ze zaavuddeko obulumbaganyi buno.
Mulinde baamuteeze ava mu kkanisa ye okubuulira enjiri ekiro ne bamuyiira asidi bwe yabadde alinnya mmotoka ye okudda awaka.
Omutume Mulinde ow’ekkanisa ya Gospel Life Church International e Namasuba ku lw’e Ntebe ye yagudde ku kibambulira mu kiro ekyakeesezza Ssekukkulu nga kyajje ave ku kituuti mu zimu ku nkung’aana z’abadde nazo mu keetereekerero ka Ssekukkulu.
Asidi eyamuyiiriddwa yayiise ku ludda lwa mmotoka ye ey’ekia kya Toyota Surf olwa ddereeva lwonna n’akulukutira ku ndabirwamu.
“Twabadde tuli wano ne tuwulira enduulu ng’omusajja awanjaga nti bamuyiiridde asidi era twagenze okutuuka nga ye musumba muliraanwa waffe kwe kusooka okumuddusa mu kalwaliro akamu e Namasuba gye baatugobye ne tugenda ku International Hospital e Namuwongo,” Moses Kalyango omu ku baliraanwa be ku kkanisa ye bwe yategeezezza.
Omu ku baliraanwa ba Mulinde ku kkanisa ye yategeezezza nti ku makya baalabye abavubuka basatu abaakedde okutuula ku kifugi ky’omu ku baliraanwa baabwe nti era bwe baababuuzizza kye balinda nga batamattama kwe kubagobawo kyokka omu n’alemerawo kyokka n’ ab- alala obwedda bagira ne badda.
Omu eyabadde ayambadde enkofiira ye yasigaddewo ppaka obudde kuziba era ono gwe bateebereza okuyiira omusumba asidi ku ssaawa 5:30 ez’ekiro kubanga bwe yabadde adduka ng’ayambukira mu mayumba enkofiira ye yamuguddeko n’atadda kuginona era poliisi yagitutte.
MULINDE BY’AGAMBA
Omutume Mulinde yasinzidde ku kitanda mu ddwaaliro gy’ajjanjabirwa erya International Hospital n’agamba nti abamuwalanya olw’okukyusa eddiini n’ava mu Busiraamu n’alokoka be bali emabega w’okumwokya asidi.
Agamba nti: Nnabadde naakava e Masajja mu lukung’aana lw’enjiri omwalokokedde abantu abasoba mu 1000 nga nzize ku kkanisa yange okuttaanya enteekateeka z’akabaga k’abo abaalokose era mba nva mu kkanisa okugenda mu paakingi okuggyayo mmotoka yange omusajja omu kwe kumpita nti musumba, bwe nnakyuse okumulaba n’anjiira asidi mu feesi.
Mba nkyalaajaana omulala n’anva emabega naye n’anjiira asidi mu mugongo era wano nnapadde bupaazi okudda gye nva nga sitegeera kintuseeko.Eyasoose okunjiira asidi nnamulabye era olwamaze n’agamba nti…”Allah Akbar…..(Ekivuunulwa nti Katonda munene).
“Abantu abamu balowooza nti zaabadde mpalana z’abakazi naye ekyo ssi kituufu kubanga mukyala wange Evelyn Mulinde (nga bw’amusongako mu ddwaaliro) mmulinamu abaana mukaaga nga yaakamala n’okunzaalira abalongo n’olwekyo ssisobola kumugattako,” Mulinde bwe yannyonnyodde.
Omwogezi wa Poliisi, Asuman Mugenyi yagambye nti baakakwatayo omuntu omu ku kikolwa kino kyokka yagaaanyi okumwogera amannya kubanga kijja kutabulatabula okubuuliriza kwa Poliisi.
Kyokka baliraanwa ba Mulinde bagamba nti aludde ng’agugulana n’eyamuguza ettaka kwe yazimba ekkanisa ye ku poloti 595 mu Namuli Zooni e Najjanankumbi mu mwaka 2008 oluvannyuma lw’omusumba okusalawo okuzimba ku kifo kyonna n’atwaliramu n’akafo akagambibwa nti baali balagaanye okukalekawo.
Mulinde y’ani?
1 Yazaalwa mu maka Amayisiraamu era kitaawe yali Imaamu wa Muzikiti
2 Yasooka kukuguka mu by’eddiini y’Ekisiraamu by’alinamu Ddiguli eya El-Dawa
3 Yali yeetaba nnyo mu kuwakana okwategekebwanga mu bisaawe ng’Abasiraamu battunka n’Abalokole era yajulizanga ebyawandiikibwa ng’asemba nti eddiini y’Obusiraamu y’entuufu.
4 Mu 1990 yasalawo n’alokoka era n’atandika okuvumirira eddiini y’Obusiraamu.
5 Yatandika ekkanisa ya Gospel Life Church Namasuba.
6 Talina luganda ku musumba omulala bwe bafaananya erinnya John Mulinde.
Omutume Mulinde bamuyiiridde asidi
Dec 26, 2011
Bya Robert Mutebi
OMUSUMBA w’ekkanisa y’Abalokole mu Kampala ab’ettima bamuteeze ng’ava mu kkanisa ye okubuulira enjiri ekiro ne bamuyiira asidi bwe yabadde alinnya mmotoka ye okudda ewaka.
Omutume Umar Mulinde ow’ekkanisa ya Gospel Life Church International e Najjanankumbi yeeyagudde ku kibambulira kino mu kiro ekikeesa OLwomukaaga ku ssaawa 5:30 nga ky'ajje ave ku kituuti mu zimu ku nkung'aana z’abadde nazo mu keetereekerero ka Ssekukkulu.
Asidi eyamuyiiriddwa yayiise ku ludda lwa mmotoka ye olwa ddereeva lwonna n’akulukutira ku ndabirwamu.
“Twabadde tuli wano ne tuwulira enduulu nga z’amusajja ng’awanjaga nti bamuyiiridde asidi era twagenze okutuuka nga ye musumba muliraanwa waffe kwe kusooka okumuddusa mu kalwaaliro akamu e Namasuba gye baatugobye ne tugenda ku International” Moses Kalyango omu ku baliraanwa ba Mulinde ku kkanisa ye bwe yategeezezza.
Ye Omutume asinzidde ku kitanda mu ddwaliro gy'ajjanjabirwa erya International Hospital n’agamba nti abamuwalana olw’okukyusa eddiini n’ava mu Busiraamu n’alokoka be bali emabega w’okumwokya asidi.
“Kyemmanyi eyanjiridde asidi yazze wakati wa ssaawa 3:00 ne 4:00 ez’ekiro era yansig'aanye nnaakava e Masajja mu lukung'aana lw’enjiri omwalokokedde abantu abasoba mu 1000”. Mulinde bwe yategeezezza
Wabula omwogezi wa Poliisi mu ggwanga Asuman Mugyenyi yategeezezza mu lukung’aana lw’abamawulire nti baakakwatayo omuntu omu ku bateeberezebwa okwenyigira mu kikolwa kino kyokka n'agaana okwatuukiriza amannya ge n’ebimukwatako. Mugyenyi yagambye nti poliisi ekyagenda mu maaso n’okukola okunoonyereza okuzuula abeenyigidde muy kikolwa kino.
