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Christian Leaders Seek International Probe into Deadly Iraqi Wedding Fire

  • Iraqi Christian leaders are calling for an international investigation into a fire at a wedding hall that killed over 100 people
  • The official government probe blamed negligence, but church officials suspect the fire was intentional
  • The fire at the Haitham Royal Wedding Hall in northern Iraq killed 107 guests and injured 82 others
  • Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako said the deadly blaze appeared to be "the act of someone with a specific agenda"
  • Iraq's Christian minority has declined dramatically from 1.5 million in 2003 to just 150,000 today
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