5 American Christians detained in China
Most picked up in raid on underground church meeting
Posted: August 19, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern
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Five American church workers were detained by authorities in northern China in raids on underground Protestant groups.

A church meeting was broken up in Luoyang in Henan province Monday, resulting in the detention of four Americans, including a married couple, and 27 Chinese citizens, reported the Texas-based Christian-persecution monitor China Aid Association.

In the nearby city of Yichuan, police detained another American, according to a local pastor, Wan Dagan.
The Texas group said it did not have the names of the Americans.

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