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Reportedly, after Fr. Fadi had succeeded in getting the kidnappers to reduce the ransom he went with the kidnapped doctor's father-in-law to deliver the money, the two men were kidnapped. Initial reports were that Fr. Fadi's body was found shot in the head near Drousha on the Damascus-Quneitra highway.
As reported by ''Agence France-Presse'' his body was found on the morning of [[October 25]] in the town of Drousha, near Qatana and Damascus. There were indescribable signs of torture and mutilation on his body. “His body was horribly tortured and his eyes gouged out,” reports Theorthodoxchurch.info. He was identified by Father Elias el-Baba, a priest of the town of Hina, and was taken to the clinic in the city.
The Syrian state television announced after his body had been found, that "He was one of the most prominent workers for national reconciliation and the healing of wounds."
===Funeral===
The funeral service was celebrated in the church of St. Elias in Qatana by Greek-Orthodox Patriarch [[Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch|Ignatius IV Hazim]], and was attended by thousands of Christians moved and saddened by the loss of the priest.
* Michael Avramovich. [http://touchstonemag.com/merecomments/2012/10/peace-memory-fr-fadi-jamil-haddad-martyr/ Peace to the Memory of Fr. Fadi Jamil Haddad, Martyr]. Touchstone Magazine Blog (The Fellowship of St. James). October 26, 2012, 2:21 PM.
* [http://www.pravmir.com/fr-fadi-jamil-haddad-priest-trusted-by-all-martyred-in-syria/ Fr. Fadi Jamil Haddad: Priest, Trusted By All, Martyred in Syria]. Pravmir.com. Oct 28th, 2012.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaqAj7BF8_A Evlogetaria for the Dead - Fr. Fadi Haddad]. YouTube (5:04).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMXPRoNrLik Syria - Pastor Fadi Haddad's funeral - he was killed by FSA in Qatana]. YouTube (6:39).
* {{el icon}} [http://www.romfea.gr/epikairotita/14276-2012-10-25-18-47-18 Συρία: Ιερέας βρέθηκε στραγγαλισμένος]. Romfea.gr. 25 October 2012.
