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Bombers of Christian Churches Are Not Muslims!
From The Los Angeles Times... Attackers [of five Christian churches in Mosul] timed some of the blasts for maximum effect, during evening services that attracted hundreds of faithful. Bloodied and dazed, churchgoers spilled onto streets littered with shards of stained glass and splinters of wood as smoke billowed above them. ... The Iraqi Ministry of Health said early today that 11 people had died and 52 were injured. In perhaps the deadliest of the attacks, twin blasts struck the Chaldean Patriarchate in southern Baghdad, killing a child and at least four other people as churchgoers began arriving for Mass around sunset. Witnesses said they saw two men pull up in separate cars, park them near the church, then casually walk away before the vehicles exploded, hurling debris as far as 100 yards. The church served as a bomb shelter during last year's U.S. invasion, and local residents, Muslims and Christians alike, banded together to protect it from looters. ... In addition to Sunday's bombings — which elicited a condemnation from the Vatican — recent weeks have seen a nationwide rise in attacks on liquor and record stores, whose owners are often Christians and whose wares are forbidden by strict Muslims. .... Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-08-02 |
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