A number of terrorists storm the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral and hold worshippers as hostages
31 oct. 2010 · 33.31° N, 44.43° E
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- 31 oct. 2010
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- Attentat terroriste
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- 33.31° N, 44.43° E
Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2010 Baghdad church siege.
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A number of terrorists storm the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral and hold worshippers as hostages. The Siege lasted few hours until security forces broke into the church, the confrontation led to at least 58 dead and around 100 injured.
2010 Baghdad church siege
Siege and massacre at a Syriac Church in Baghdad, Iraq
On 31 October 2010, six suicide bombers of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) militant group stormed into the Sayidat al-Nejat Cathedral during Sunday evening Mass, taking the congregants hostage. The ISI was a militant group which aimed to overthrow the Iraqi federal government and establish an Islamic state in Iraq.
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