Catholic Church in Datu Piang has bullet holes following BIFF attack
Mindanao Armed Conflict • 21:15 PM Mon Dec 7, 2020
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By:
Edwin O. Fernandez
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao - The Sta Teresita Parish Church here had sustained bullet wounds, some bullets shattered its glass panes and some bullets hit the statue of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the mission and missionaries and Catholics in predominantly Muslim town, after some 50 rebels lay seige of the town center.
"No casualties reported. Thank you for the prayers and intercession of St Therese of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the Mission and missionaries," said Fr. Denz Evardone Basada, OMI in his FB page the day after the attack.
Normalcy has been restored in town with more cops and soldiers securing the town center.