Nepal: Two Killed in Bombing
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On May 23, a bomb killed two Christians and wounded 15 others at the Assumption Catholic Church, in Kathmandu, Nepal, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts.
During a mass attended by more than 250 people, a young man and woman entered the church and placed a bag on the floor. “A few minutes later a bomb exploded sending shrapnel and nails flying into the congregation,” VOM contacts said. A 15 year-old girl was...
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