Call for prayer after 18 Christians killed in attack in Nigeria
It is the second attack on Christians in Nigeria in the space of a week.
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Christian man sentenced to death in Pakistan on blasphemy charges
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"The residents have gathered and are asking why the security officers were not doing enough to protect the Christians from being attacked by the Somali militants."
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