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Indian Pastor and Believers Attacked and Beaten, Church Service Disrupted In Andhra Pradesh State
By James Varghese, Special Correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) – A group of Hindu radicals barged into a prayer service held in a church in Jalliguda, which is located in Hyderabad City, Andhra Pradesh state, India and mercilessly beat the pastor and the attendees at a meeting in on Sunday, January 10, 2010. According to the Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), an advocacy group, they reported that on January 10, at around 9:00 am, approximately 50 members belonging to the Hindu radical groups, Rashtriya Swayam Sevaks (RSS) and Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP), barged inside the prayer hall and beat Pastor Benhur who was conducting the prayer service and also some of the attendees. … Read entire article »
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