(From John Dayal)
THE TOLL
ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE
24 August – 2 October 2008
1. ORISSA
14 Districts hit
300 Villages destroyed
4,300 Houses burnt
50,000 Homeless
57 People murdered
10 Fathers/Pastors/
Nuns injured
2 Women gang-raped
18,000 Men, women, children
injured
149 Churches
destroyed
13 Schools, colleges
destroyed
2. KARNATAKA
4 Districts
devastated
19 Churches
attacked
20 Nuns, women
injured
3. KERALA
3 Churches
damaged
4. MADHYA PRADESH
4 Churches
damaged
5. DELHI
1 Church
destroyed
4 Attempts made
6. TAMIL NADU 1 Church attacked
7. UTTARAKHAND 2 murdered – aged priest and employee
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