It could be the body of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio that was found a few hours ago in a mass grave in Syria. The bishop of Qamishlie communicated this to the weekly magazine “Oggi”. «The body of a man in religious clothes that is believed to be that of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio - writes the weekly magazine - was found in a mass grave near Raqqa in Syria».

The Roman Jesuit disappeared on July 29, 2013 in Northern Syria, then occupied by the Islamic State , where he had gone to negotiate the release of some hostages. The news of the possible discovery was confirmed by the apostolic nuncio in Damascus, Cardinal Mario Zenari: "I was informed yesterday evening," declared the ambassador of the Holy See.

"The indications on the location of the discovery and on the identification of Father Paolo are not yet precise - added Cardinal Zenari - We have contacted the Jesuits present in the area but we have not yet been able to have confirmation".

"In recent years there have often been fake news, this for me is not real news," his sister, Francesca Dall'Oglio, commented to Rainews 24. "They talk about a body with religious clothes but my brother was wearing civilian clothes." Dall'Oglio also referred to a former ISIS sheikh who reported that his brother's body "was buried in a sort of riding school in Raqqa but not in a mass grave." Furthermore , "they repeatedly told me" that there was no expedition to find my brother's body. In recent years there have often been fake news, several times people thought they had found the body but that wasn't the case." Recently, she recalled, "it was said that the body of Austin Tice (an American reporter who disappeared in 2012, ed.) had been found but then it turned out not to be him."

"I think there is no interest in telling lies about this case," stressed the Armenian Catholic bishop of Qamishlie, Msgr. Antranig Ayvazian. "11 years have passed and already seven years ago I had noticed and informed the Apostolic Nunciature that, according to my sources, Father Paolo dall'Oglio had been killed by an Emir (a commander, ed.) of ISIS, a Saudi whose confession also appeared in the Guardian and in an Arab newspaper published in London."

(Online Union)

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