Posted by
Billy on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:43:00 PM
The U.S. military reports that four Bible-distributing Americans have been
killed after being taken hostage by Somali pirates who hijacked their yacht last
Friday.
Somali pirates shot and killed Scott and Jean Adam of Del Rey, California, as
well as Bob Riggle and Phyllis Macay of Seattle -- four Christians aboard a
yacht owned by the California couple who sailed around the world to distribute
copies of the Bible.
According to CBS News, the yacht was trailed by four
U.S. Navy warships. When shots were heard aboard, the U.S. attempted to provide
life-saving care, but the victims' wounds were too severe. Jonathan Racho of International Christian Concern (ICC) says it is unusual for
Somali pirates to kill Americans, because they have released hostages in the
past.
"Their primary goal is money," he explains. "They want to get
money, and it is a criminal enterprise that...many Somalis [have] been engaged
in." (American hostages
reported killed)
(Billy's Thoughts>>> Pray for the love ones of these dead souls.)