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Kandhamal Day recalls 2008 anti-Christian pogrom
August 24, 2017
On August 25, the Church in Kandhamal, a district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, will commemorate the ninth anniversary of a massive anti-Christian pogrom.
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In 2008, an estimated 56,000 Christians were driven from their homes by Hindu fundamentalists. 395 churches and 5,847 were destroyed, over 100 people were killed, and over 40 women were assaulted.
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