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Devotees Help Clean Bombed Iraqi Churches
Posted: Tuesday October 19, 2004 11:31 AM EST
By Pauline J. Chang
An Iraqi man clears the debris from inside the St Thomas Orthodox Syriac church following an explosion in the Mansur neighbourhood of Baghdad. Bombs exploded near five churches around Baghdad followed by a mortar attack near a sixth church, causing damage but no casualties, Iraq (news - web sites)’s tiny Christian community has been heavily targeted in the unrest that has swept the country following last year’s US-led invasion(AFP/Sabah Arar)

An Iraqi priest cleans up rubble from inside the St.Thomas church in the Mansour district in western Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday, Oct 16, 2004. A string of bombs exploded at five christian churches across Baghdad early Saturday though no casualties have been reported, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

BAGHDAD. A string of church bombings in Iraq on Saturday has caused damages across five Christian churches across Baghdad. Although no casualties have been reported, the severe damages to the churches¡¯ infrastructures have made it difficult for the already dwindling Christian population to carry on their services on schedule. Nonetheless, hundreds of faithful Christians offered services on Sunday and soon after began cleaning up the debris. Clean-up and rebuilding works are expected to take place over the course of the next few weeks despite ongoing threats.


Reproduced with permission from The Christian Post.
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