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The bomb blew up outside Sacred Heart... Email Print Factbox Factbox: Security developments in Iraq, April 23 Sat, Apr 23 2011 Related News Chinese police detain Christians as dispute spills into Easter 12:59am EDT Iraqi Shi'ites want Saudis to withdraw from Bahrain Sat, Apr 23 2011 Iraqi cleric's followers demand U.S. troops leave Sat, Apr 23 2011 Iraq must decide in "weeks" on U.S. troops: Mullen Sat, Apr 23 2011 Analysis & Opinion Indonesian Islamists shift targets, religious intolerance rises Belgium looks to Pope Benedict to help end its clerical sexual abuse crisis Related Topics World » United Nations » A wounded policeman stands near another lying on a hospital bed in Baghdad April 24, 2011 in this still image taken from video. Credit: Reuters/Reuters TV By Hadeer Abbas BAGHDAD | Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:40am EDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near the rear entrance of a Catholic church in Baghdad after Easter services on Sunday, wounding at least two police officers and two civilians. The bomb blew up outside Sacred Heart church in Baghdad's central Karrada district, shattering windows in nearby buildings and severely damaging a police pick-up truck at the church gate. The explosion occurred after the church had been cleared of parishioners following services on Easter Sunday, which marks the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion. Two security sources said two policemen and two civilians were hurt in the bombing but a Reuters TV cameraman saw three wounded police and four injured civilians at a local hospital. "We had just reached the scene to distribute food to the policemen there and when we arrived the bomb blew up," police officer Hassan Dalli said at the hospital where he was taken for treatment. A colleague was stretched out on a gurney nearby. Iraqi police and soldiers were out in force on the streets on Sunday, in part because of a recent spate of assassinations of government and security officials. The country's Christian community has been on high alert since a militant assault on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in central Baghdad last October in which 52 people died. Iraqi forces have provided extra security to Christian churches since the assault on Our Lady of Salvation cathedral, the bloodiest against Iraq's Christian minority since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Iraq's Christians once numbered about 1.5 million but are now believed to have fallen to less than 850,000 out of a population of 30 million. Hundreds of Christian families have fled to Iraq's northern Kurdish region or to nearby countries since the October cathedral attack, the United Nations has reported. Violence has fallen sharply in recent years but Iraq is still plagued by insurgents who carry out hundreds of bombings and other attacks each month. An Interior Ministry source said six officers from the Interior and Defense ministries, and nine civilian government officials, have been killed in the last week by gunmen using silenced weapons. Seven security and 12 civilian officials were wounded in the attacks. (Reporting by Baghdad newsroom; Writing by Jim Loney; Editing by Sophie Hares) World United Nations Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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