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Siege of The Church of the Nativity

In May 2002 a group of Palestinian gunmen, civilians and nuns and monks, were holed up inside one of Christianity's most holy sites - surrounded by the Israeli army.

In May 2002 a group of Palestinian gunmen, civilians and nuns and monks, were holed up inside one of Christianity's most holy sites, plus the Andijan massacre ten years on, India's one billionth citizen, Africa's Kariba dam and Kermit the Frog turns sixty.

(Photo: An Israeli soldier during the siege, courtesy of Getty Images)

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Sun 17 May 2015 19:05GMT

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  • Sat 16 May 2015 08:05GMT
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