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Pope delays trip

Monday 11 April 1994 23:02 BST
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The Pope has postponed a long-promised visit to Lebanon because of the bombing of a church and many other 'grave incidents', the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Pablo Puente, announced yesterday, AFP reports from Beirut. He said the Pope was concerned that a 'crazy element' could carry out an attack against the Lebanese people during a public gathering.

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