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Lebanese soldiers and rescue workers inspect damage from an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. Lebanese Red Cross and security officials say a car bomb in east Beirut has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, coming at a time when Lebanon has seen a rise in tension and eruptions of clashes stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Explosion in Lebanon (Warning: Some graphic content)

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, October 19, 2012 - 12:36pm

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(NASSER NASSER/The Associated Press) Egyptian Coptic demonstrators carry Christian crosses during a Copts demonstration that developed into clashes with army soldiers in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. Massive clashes that drew in Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims, and Egyptian security forces raged over a large section of downtown Cairo Sunday night, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 150 injured, Health Ministry officials said. It was the worst violence since the 18-day uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.

Egypt finance minister resigns over Cairo protests

Maggie Michael, Tarek El-Tablawy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 7:23am

CAIRO — An aide to Egypt’s finance minister and deputy prime minister says the official has resigned in protest over the government’s handling of the protests in Cairo that left 26 dead, most of them Coptic Christians.

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19 dead in worst Cairo riots since Mubarak ouster

Maggie Michael The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 4:58pm

CAIRO — Massive clashes raged Sunday in downtown Cairo, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, hard-line Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 19 people were killed and more than 150 injured in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.

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Funeral for Christians killed in Iraq Sunday

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 2:22pm

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Iraqi Christians mourn after church siege kills 52

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 1, 2010 - 12:06pm

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's dwindling Christian community was grieving and afraid on Monday after militants seized a Baghdad church during evening Mass, held the congregation hostage and triggered a raid by Iraqi security forces. The bloodbath left at least 52 people killed and 67 wounded -- nearly everyone inside.

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