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Francis Chan The bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Philippine province of Sulu on Sunday is a deadly reminder that churches remain a symbolic target of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), following similar attacks claimed by the militant group in France, Egypt, Russia and Indonesia in recent years.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

 

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