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Two Blasts Hit Separate Christian Churches in Iraq
AP
Posted on 08/01/2004 8:39:50 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
Two Blasts Hit Separate Churches in Iraq
11:23 AM EST - August 01, 2004
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Two car bombs exploded just minutes apart outside two nearby churches in central Baghdad during Sunday evening services, injuring at least 20 people, witnesses said.
The attacks appeared to be the first targeting churches during the 15-month violent insurgency.
U.S. military officials said at least one and possible both of the blasts appeared to have been booby-trapped cars in the city's Karada neighborhood.
U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police patrolled the area as emergency workers raced to evacuate the wounded.
The first blast hit outside an Armenian church just 15 minutes into the evening service, witnesses said. The second blast hit a Catholic church about 200 yards away.
"I saw injured women and children and men, the church's glass shattered everywhere. There's glass all over the floor," said Juliette Agob, who was inside the Armenian church during the first explosion.
Massive plumes of black smoke poured into the evening sky over the city as firefighters struggled to put out the flames. U.S. helicopter gunships circled above the scene.
Firefighters and residents struggled with water hoses to put out the flames, which leapt from the front of a tan colored church and several blackened, destroyed cars.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: churchbombings; explosion; hate; iraq; iraqichristians; islam; islamicdemocracy; jihad; muslims; terrorism
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Does C.A.I.R. care?
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:39:53 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
To: Happy2BMe
2
posted on
08/01/2004 8:41:18 AM PDT
by
ChadGore
(Vote Bush. He's Earned It.)
To: Happy2BMe; dennisw; SJackson; MeekOneGOP; B4Ranch; TrueBeliever9; Geist Krieger; JohnHuang2; ...
Onward Muslime Soldiers Ping. Who is kidding who? When it comes to Islam (all over the world) People of "The Book" - Christians and Jews are the REAL targets.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:42:09 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(JOHN KERRY is as much like the WORKING MAN as WHOOPIE GOLDBERG is to GEORGE W. BUSH! - Vote BUSH!)
To: ChadGore
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:43:35 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(JOHN KERRY is as much like the WORKING MAN as WHOOPIE GOLDBERG is to GEORGE W. BUSH! - Vote BUSH!)
To: ChadGore
ROPMAYou posted it before I could.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:44:31 AM PDT
by
inkling
To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
Given the shortage of synagogues, they have to bomb something
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:46:14 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(My opponent has good intentions, but intentions do not always translate to results, GWB)
To: Happy2BMe
A third blast just went off.
Fox News is reporting and asking the question if a change of Presidents (ours) would stop this. Of course, there is some idiot on Fox saying that Kerry could quell these attacks and do a lot better then our President.
This is all making me totally sick!
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:46:52 AM PDT
by
SheLion
(Please register to vote! We can't afford to remain silent!!)
To: Happy2BMe
Targetting Christian churches.
Yet some people will sit there with their teeth in their mouth and their faces hanging out and claim that this is not a Religious War.
In my estimation, World War Three started on September 11, 2001. The sooner we realize that, the more chance we have to survive.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:47:51 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
To: Happy2BMe
Tom Ridge will be giving a Press Conference in a couple of hours. Fox News thinks that this is going to be about attacks on NYC and our financial district. ~sigh.........
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:48:24 AM PDT
by
SheLion
(Please register to vote! We can't afford to remain silent!!)
To: SheLion
If Kerry were president it would be churches here in
the US.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:48:54 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: SheLion
Oh, sure, Kerry would give them a time-out and tell them to never do it again--and of course, because he's so nice, they'd comply. What a doofus.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:49:36 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
To: Lazamataz
I think that the terrorists are actively trying to persuade us that this is a religious war to turn the christians against the peaceful muslims, thereby forcing said peaceful muslims to choose to join the terrorists. This is the sort of tactic Charles Manson took, though it backfired on him. I'm hoping that this backfires on the terrorists with the peaceful muslims opting to rid the world of the terrorists. And yes, I think that there are peaceful muslims who abhor what the terrorists are doing.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:51:05 AM PDT
by
Marty
To: SheLion
Yeah, this is a guy who would take a strong stand against terrorism....right...
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:51:18 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
To: Happy2BMe; MadIvan
Yawn, very smart, taking a series of pictures from an Indian-British actor's website http://www.moses21.freeserve.co.uk/images/types.jpg to show that brown-skins all look alike so hence alQ and the Mexicans are the same --- you can make out hte difference between a Mexicano and a Yemeni
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:52:49 AM PDT
by
Cronos
(W2K4!)
To: tet68
If Kerry were president it would be churches here in Try telling ole "Fair and Balanced" that! :(
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:55:11 AM PDT
by
SheLion
(Please register to vote! We can't afford to remain silent!!)
To: Happy2BMe; Admin Moderator
1. Hey Happy2BMe, how come the link looks like it goes to AP but instead goes to a "men's magazine" named Xposed?
2. Let's now declare open season on mosques. Have at it guyz!1
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:55:21 AM PDT
by
upchuck
(Words from sKerry or Actions from President Bush? You decide.)
To: MizSterious
Yeah, this is a guy who would take a strong stand against terrorism....right... Not to be nasty, but he would be on his knees to all of them, wouldn't he? LOL
(watch the mods pull this. sigh)
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:56:55 AM PDT
by
SheLion
(Please register to vote! We can't afford to remain silent!!)
To: SheLion
Perhaps we'll need to dust off all those kneepads left over from the impeachment days!
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:58:14 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
To: upchuck; Admin Moderator
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posted on
08/01/2004 9:05:01 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(JOHN KERRY is as much like the WORKING MAN as WHOOPIE GOLDBERG is to GEORGE W. BUSH! - Vote BUSH!)
To: Happy2BMe
Apparently, it's up to six churches now. Prayers for the wounded and the families of those lost.
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posted on
08/01/2004 9:08:36 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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