Makeshift Church Collapses, Kill 23 in Nepal

Voice of America reports that 23 people were killed and at least 60 others injured when a makeshift church collapsed on a large Christian gathering in Nepal. About 1,500 minority Christians from Nepal and India had gathered in Dharan for the week-long convention while the country's religious majority Hindus celebrated their biggest annual festival. According to reports, hundreds of people were in the multi-floor, tent-like structure when it collapsed Tuesday evening (Sept. 29). Most of those killed were crushed as they slept on the ground floor. The religious minority endured a violent church bombing in June, when a bomb killed two Christians and injured 14 others.