Baghdad church damaged

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 @ 00:00

by Gerald Butt, Middle East Correspondent

ST GEORGE’s Anglican Church was one of many buildings in Baghdad damaged during a day of bombings on Wednesday of last week. In one of the worst outbreaks of violence for many months, up to 100 people were killed and hundreds more were injured when government ministries in the Iraqi capital were targeted.

Scores of buildings were hit by the force of the explosions. The Chaplain of St George’s, Canon Andrew White, said: “One of the bomb blasts ...

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Just up on our website - House of Bishops sets out next steps on women in the episcopate: http://t.co/fAykImfibF

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