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Pakistan churches condemn lethal attack on World Vision centre

Churches in Pakistan have deplored the killing of six World Vision staff members as the international Christian humanitarian organization announced it has suspended its operations in the country, reports Ecumenical News International.

Dean Owen of World Vision said after the attack, "All of World Vision’s operations in the country have been suspended for the time being." He said World Vision had received "no threatening letters" before the killing.

News agency reports said unidentified gunmen lined up the staff at a field hospital in the small town of Ogi in the Mansehra district on 10 March and shot them indiscriminately before detonating bombs that damaged the building housing the healthcare facilities for those affected by the earthquake that ravaged the area in 2005. In addition to the deaths, eight staff members were injured.

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[03/13/2010]

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