EARLY XMAS IN IRAQ

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  • 25/12/2008 01:00
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  • 25/12/2008 01:00
BAGHDAD. The Christmas Eve Mass for Baghdad's small and beleaguered Christian community started before dusk Wednesday instead of at the ...

BAGHDAD. The Christmas Eve Mass for Baghdad's small and beleaguered Christian community started before dusk Wednesday instead of at the traditional midnight, a reflection of continued security concerns in the Iraqi capital. About 50 people attended the Mar Yusif Chaldean Catholic Church's service, which started in the late afternoon — as on the previous five Christmas Eves — even though the overall number of attacks in the city has plummeted this year.

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