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(Lutheran and Catholic) Churches attacked(by Muslims) in Zanzibar (Tanzania) as tensions rise
Tanzania
October 2004

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Masked men torched a Roman Catholic church in Zanzibar over the weekend, the third such attack in a week in the predominantly Muslim Indian Ocean archipelago, a church leader said on Monday. The attack occurred three days after unknown assailants set fire to a Lutheran church and demolished the wall of another Roman Catholic church.
347 posted on 10/30/2004 7:48:39 AM PDT by miltonim (Fight those who do not believe in Allah. - Koran, Surah IX: 29)
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Stability for Tragic Kosovo
Kosovo
October 2004 (1999-2004)

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Since the end of the conflict in June1999, violence has been perpetrated against Serbian Orthodox Churches and holy sites. Over 120 holy places, including many that date back to the Middle Ages, had been desecrated or destroyed by December 2003. At the same time, at least 200,000 Kosovar Serbs and other non-Albanians have been "cleansed" from their homes, only 10,000 have returned.
348 posted on 10/30/2004 11:08:17 AM PDT by miltonim (Fight those who do not believe in Allah. - Koran, Surah IX: 29)
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