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Priest Says Israelis Destroy Bethlehem Church Door Thu Apr 4, 7:11 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Israeli troops have destroyed a door into Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity and have battled with Palestinians holed up in the building, one of the priests trapped in the complex said on Thursday. Photos "The situation is very serious. The Jews have knocked down the door of the nativity church where all the Palestinians were," Father Ibrahim Faltas, custodian of the Bethlehem church, said in a telephone interview with RAI television news. "The Palestinians are now in the Convent. There is a battle going on between the two sides and we are in the middle. We are in danger. Try to save us," he said. Some 200 Palestinian militants, many of them armed, have taken refuge in the church to avoid capture by Israeli troops who have surrounded the building. Around 40 monks and nuns are also in the religious complex. Witnesses earlier on Thursday reported hearing explosions and heavy machinegun fire from the back of the church, which is one of Christianity's holiest sites. The Israeli army has denied its forces were in action. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
