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Two ancient churches vandalized in Kochi
Nedumbassery / Bangalore, September 22, 2008 : In a pattern of attacks on Christian churches and prayer houses sweeping parts of southern India, mobs vandalized a 1,000-year-old cathedral and a 450-year-old church in Kochi district of Kerala state on Sunday.
Police
and
eyewitnesses
said
the
windows
and
doors
of
both
were
broken
and
a
Jesus
statue
was
damaged
in
the
church
cemetery.
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Story first published: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 14:51 [IST]