{"id":55227,"date":"2018-02-18T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T12:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=55227"},"modified":"2018-02-18T15:50:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T13:50:16","slug":"%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b4%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%ae%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b5-%d9%83%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%b4%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%ae%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%b5-%d9%83%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bani Mazar diocese statement regarding St. Virgin Mary Church in Nasiriyah &#8211; Bani Mazar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement regarding the fire that took place in St. Virgin Mary church in Nasiriyah &#8211; Bani Mazar.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">On Saturday, <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">after holding\u00a0the morning mass and closing of the doors of the church around 9:00 am , a fire broke out in\u00a0St. Virgin Mary Church around\u00a01:00 pm.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> The residents of the village of Nasiriyah. Muslims and Copts,\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">tried<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0to control the fire\u00a0before civil protection came and extinguished the\u00a0fire .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> The cause of the fire is not yet known and criminal investigation\u00a0police are currently investigating to find out the real causes of the fire.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Copts and Muslims were injured and 11 people, left the hospital after having treatment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;andale mono&quot;, times;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> As for the damage caused by the fire, the roof, walls and\u00a0altars were destroyed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">[epa-album id=&#8221;55228&#8243; show_title=&#8221;false&#8221; display=&#8221;full&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement regarding the fire that took place in St. Virgin Mary church in Nasiriyah &#8211; Bani Mazar. On Saturday, after holding\u00a0the morning mass and closing of the doors of the church around 9:00 am , a fire broke out in\u00a0St. Virgin Mary Church around\u00a01:00 pm. 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