Pope, Aquino condemn Sulu chapel bombing

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While attending Christmas mass in the southern Philippines, 11 worshipers required hospital treatment, four with traumatic injuries.

Amazingly, this took place just inside the compound of the heavily-guarded Philippine National Police.
“It was with great sadness that I learnt about the attack on a Catholic Church in the Philippines during the celebrations for Christmas and also against Christian churches in Nigeria,” the pope said.
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“The earth is once again stained with blood as we have seen in other parts of the world,” Benedict added in his Angelus address at the Vatican, as he offered his condolences to the victims of the "absurd violence.”
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abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/26/10/aquino-condemns-sulu-chapel-bombing

No suspects have been arrested yet, however the area has a history of violence against Catholics. One priest was even kidnapped inside this very same church.
philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=642987&publicationSubCategoryId=63
 
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