A girl holds up a poster of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee meeting Pope John Paul during a protest by Christians in Bombay June 30 against the recent spate of attacks on churches and priests across the country. Prime Minsiter Vajpayee told the Pope that his government had taken every possible step to prevent attacks against Christians in the country. Christians account for two percent of India's billion strong population.

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