61. Other attempts by Christian missionaries to negotiate the release of the hostages have ended in failure. 62. Radical Hindu groups, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or World Hindu Council and Bajrang Dal, have reportedly targeted Christian missionaries, a charge they deny. 63. Raiders from Burma crossed the border and attacked a refugee camp inside Thailand, killing a Christian missionary, refugee sources said Monday. 64. Radical Hindu groups have accused Christian missionaries of using employment and money as inducements to convert illiterate and poor Hindu villagers. 65. Several foreigners, mostly Christian missionaries, have been kidnapped in Sulu. 66. Some of the injured were also being treated at a hospital run by Christian missionaries. 67. Slapping a piece of bread against the burning coals of his oven, Ahmed cursed all foreigners as Christian missionaries. 68. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Charles Soong, a Christian missionary and prosperous businessman. 69. Standing down from an earlier decision to use military force, authorities Monday were to send Christian missionaries to negotiate releasing hostages, the official Antara news agency reported. 70. Suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels have also been blamed for kidnapping a number of Christian missionaries over the past few years in the southern islands of Sulu and Basilan. |
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