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Brussels attack: Religious leaders and survivors unite to pay tribute to victims in cathedral service | |
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A Brussels cathedral hosted an interfaith service on Easter Monday to remember the victims of last week’s airport and metro attacks. | A Brussels cathedral hosted an interfaith service on Easter Monday to remember the victims of last week’s airport and metro attacks. |
Survivors, rescuers and representatives from Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical communities gathered to reflect at the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula. | Survivors, rescuers and representatives from Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical communities gathered to reflect at the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula. |
“I’m here for the others mostly, I’ve been saved, so I want to be here to support the others,” said Geoffroy Lemaitre, an airport worker who was injured during the bombings. | “I’m here for the others mostly, I’ve been saved, so I want to be here to support the others,” said Geoffroy Lemaitre, an airport worker who was injured during the bombings. |
During the service, which was presided over by Archbishop Jozef de Kesel of Mechelen-Brussels, both airport and emergency service personnel carried trays of candles and received applause from the congregation. | During the service, which was presided over by Archbishop Jozef de Kesel of Mechelen-Brussels, both airport and emergency service personnel carried trays of candles and received applause from the congregation. |
Over 1,100 people attended the memorial service, according to the Belga news agency. | Over 1,100 people attended the memorial service, according to the Belga news agency. |
“Being invited to a place like the Brussels cathedral is symbolic for me,” explained Kamar Takkal, a member of the Muslim community. | “Being invited to a place like the Brussels cathedral is symbolic for me,” explained Kamar Takkal, a member of the Muslim community. |
“It means we are all together, whatever our beliefs, whatever our messages, we are united, hand in hand, in suffering.” | “It means we are all together, whatever our beliefs, whatever our messages, we are united, hand in hand, in suffering.” |
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