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Pakistani Church Bombing Kills Dozens (Photos)

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Seventy-eight people were killed and many more wounded when suicide bombers attacked a church in Peshawar on Sunday.

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Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the historic All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on September 22, as around 600 worshipers were leaving mass. So far at least 78 people have died and scores more have been wounded following the largest attack on the Christian community in Pakistan in many years. Protests demanding more protection for religious minorities have cropped up across the country since the bombing. In this picture, a Christian woman mourns the loss of her brother.

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On September 23, Pakistani Christians protested the suicide bombing.

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People gather at All Saints Church, the site of the suicide bombing in Peshawar.

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Rescue workers collect evidence from the scene of the blast.

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Men carry the body of a bombing victim from the church.

 

 

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A Christian religious book is pictured at All Saints Church after two suicide bombers attacked parishoners leaving mass.

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Pakistani Christians hold a protest in Karachi on September 23, demanding more protection for their community. 

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Two women join the protests in Karachi.

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A Pakistani man comforts his wounded son.

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Rukhsana Saleem was injured in Sunday's attack, but returned to the church the next day to pray.

 

 

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Pakistani women grieve over the coffins of their relatives, who were killed in the suicide bombing.

 

 

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Relatives prepare to lower the casket of a man killed in the attack.

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