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3 April 2002
Terrorists take over St. Mary's Church in Bethlehem, Palestinian corpse left on the scene
(Communicated by the IDF Spokesman)
©IDF Spokesman 
IDF soldiers evacuating priest and nuns from the St. Mary's Church compound.
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A number of terrorists took control of the St. Mary's Church
compound, and during the last several day, held the priest and a
number of nuns there against their will. The terrorists used the
church as a firebase from which they shot at IDF soldiers in the
area. The IDF soldiers refrained from returning fire when fired upon.
Today, an IDF force under the command of the Bethlehem regional
commander, entered the church compound without a battle, in
coordination with the church clergy. The force evacuated the priest
and nuns from the compound.
The force revealed that the terrorists had fled the church, leaving
behind the corpse of a Palestinian wearing a camouflage uniform, who
was shot in the head. In addition, the force found that the back door
to the church was shot open, apparently by the terrorists who fled.
This incident serves as another testimony to the Palestinians'
cynical use of holy shrines as 'safe-zones' from which they carry out
terrorist attacks.
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