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09/11/2004 Blast Destroys Colchester Church
Just an hour later, parishioners were due to cook for festival
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By Matthew J. Mallone, Day Staff Writer, The Day, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Last revised 11/18/05

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left: a few precious religious objects were about all that was retrievable after an explosion destroyed St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Colchester early Friday morning.

right: A statue of the Virgin Mary outside St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church was the only thing left standing after an explosion destroyed the Colchester church early Friday morning.  Several religious objects valuable to the church were recovered by firefighters and investigators.  The cause of the blast is still under investigation.

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