 Late on February 29 , 2008 , according to a report given by the Catholic News Service , Archbishop Rahho was kidnapped from his car in the Al @-@ Nur district of the city ; his bodyguards and driver were killed . According to church officials , " gunmen sprayed the Archbishop 's car with bullets , killed two bodyguards and shoved the bishop into the trunk of a car . In the darkness , he managed to pull out his cellphone and call the church , telling officials not to pay a ransom for his release " they said . " He believed that this money would not be paid for good works and would be used for killing and more evil actions , " the officials said . Other reports stated that also investigators believed the archbishop may have been shot at the time of the kidnapping . 
