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After several sectarian attacks in the Northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, has declared that the Christian families will no longer be hurt and will be protected.
The local authorities have told the press that over the last week hundreds of Christians have left the city looking for a safe place in the towns and villages close to Mosul.
At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI expresses his strong discontent and send a message to the authors of the death of approximately 12 Christians a few nights ago; the message goes to the ones who spread violence in Iraq and is a call to loving people and leaving in peace in a civilized world.
In the view of recent events, there was a meeting between the Christian Iraqi officials and the Prime Minister, which ended with the latter’s declaration that protective measures will be taken effective immediately and violent incidents will not happen anymore.
The authorities have sent many police teams in Mosul and many of the Christian churches have been under observation, in an attempt to identify and arrest the insurgents that make of Mosul the last city of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Statistics show that in 2003 there were about 800,000 Christians in Iraq, whereas now more than 30% have left the country.
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This post was written by Dana Ciucalau on October 12, 2008
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