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In the Bible, shepherds and wise men paid homage to the newborn baby Jesus. In Venezuela, it seems Hugo Chavez turned up in the manger, too.
A Nativity scene in Caracas showing the socialist president standing before the traditional crib-in-a-manger has stirred up a pre-Christmas controversy in the politically polarized country.
“It has nothing to do with the real Nativity, with religion. I don’t like it,” said passerby Arnaldo Amundaray, tutting as he took a close look at the model.
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Egyptian Christians touch a blood-splattered image of Jesus inside a Coptic Orthodox church in Alexandria yesterday. A presumed suicide attack killed 21 people and wounded 97 others outside the church on New Year’s Day. The Egyptian government says “foreign elements” may be behind the attack. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
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