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An Iraqi Christian leader told mourners Monday that the slayings of three Christians a day earlier was an act of religious terrorism that raised fears of more sectarian violence in the northern city of Kirkuk.
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Mourners carry the coffin of lawyer Khalaf Mohammed al-Jabouri at his funeral in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. The man was shot and killed on his way to work on Sunday, police said.
