 An Afghan man who faced the death penalty in his homeland for converting from Islam to Christianity says he was certain he would have been killed if he had remained in Kabul. Speaking in Italy, which has granted him asylum, Abdul Rahman said in an interview with Italian journalists he also wanted to thank the pope for intervening on his behalf. "In Kabul they would have killed me, I'm sure of it," said Rahman, 41, who is under protection in a secret location in Italy. "If you are not a Muslim in an Islamic country like mine they kill you, there are no doubts." He said his case was to serve as an example "to others who dared rebel."
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