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Dozens died in a Chaldean Catholic church in Baghdad after an antiterrorism unit stormed the place of worship to free hostages held by militants with suspected links to Al Qaeda.

The incident, which began Sunday afternoon, highlights the continued threat to Christians in Iraq, whose number has shrunk from 800,000 to 550,000 since 2003 as members have fled abroad or been killed. Radical groups continue to launch attacks on religious and non-religious sites as political leaders struggle to form a new government some eight months after controversial elections.

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