A Christian priest was taken hostage in south-eastern Turkey

world_3486_11.jpgAnkara – A Christian priest was taken hostage in south-eastern Turkey Wednesday, with the kidnappers demanding 300,000 euros for his release, CNN Turk television reported. Father Daniel Savci, 55, was taken hostage by unidentified people at around 3 p.m. They stopped his car as he was travelling to the Mor Yakup Monastery in a village near the town of Midyat.

The priest’s kidnappers later telephoned a different church and demanded a ransom of 300,000 euros.