Procession Turns To Chaos in Philippines - 01-09-14 euronews: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics have begun a raucous religious procession in Manila to honour a centuries-old black statue of …More
Procession Turns To Chaos in Philippines - 01-09-14
euronews: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics have begun a raucous religious procession in Manila to honour a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ in an annual event that organizers say was being held partly to pray for the victims of a monster typhoon that ravaged the central Philippines last year.
Officials say 6,000 policemen were deployed on Thursday to secure the massive, daylong procession, a security nightmare due to the presence of Muslim extremists.
Many believe the Black Nazarene holds mystical powers that can wash away sins or cure illnesses.
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euronews: Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics have begun a raucous religious procession in Manila to honour a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ in an annual event that organizers say was being held partly to pray for the victims of a monster typhoon that ravaged the central Philippines last year.
Officials say 6,000 policemen were deployed on Thursday to secure the massive, daylong procession, a security nightmare due to the presence of Muslim extremists.
Many believe the Black Nazarene holds mystical powers that can wash away sins or cure illnesses.
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