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Thousands Protest Egypt's Neglect of Coptic Persecution
Egypt
November 2004
a large mob stormed and set fire to a building housing a Coptic prayer room in the village of Mankateen in Samalout province. According to the U.S. Copt Association, the mob swept through the village, looting and burning Coptic homes and businesses, destroying a Coptic priest's car, and injuring several Copts in the process.

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IRAQ - Bombs explode at two churches in Mosul
Iraq
December 2004
Twin bomb blasts have struck Christian churches in Mossul, in northern Iraq. The first blast struck the Chaldean cathedral in Mossul, northern Iraq. A similar attack was carried out almost simultaneously against an Armenian-rite church in the city.