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A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq

A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq

The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three people, witnesses and local officials said.

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