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2 churches attacked in Turkey
July 20, 2016
Following the failed coup attempt in Turkey, a Catholic church and a Protestant church in different cities suffered attacks, a Brussels-based newspaper reported.
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Using sledgehammers and stones, ten people attacked Santa Maria Church in Trabzon, the site of the 2006 murder of Father Andrea Santoro. Over 300 miles away, in Malatya, a Protestant church exprienced a similar attack.
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