AFP reports that between 2,500 and 3,000 individuals held a protest in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah to condemn the May 2, 2010 multiple bomb attack on buses of Christian students.

AFP – “Christians protest after north Iraq bomb attack”

— AFP reports: “Thousands of Christians protested in northern Iraq on Monday to condemn a bomb attack on a bus carrying students and workers which left one person dead and 80 wounded.”
— “‘We are not a minority, we are an authentic part of the Iraqi people,’ said a banner at the demonstration. ‘We ask the prime minister (Nuri al-Maliki) to stop the tragedy of the Christians,’ it added.”
— “Church leaders, supported by Arab tribes, led between 2,500-3,000 people at the demonstration.”
— “‘The government is silent and is doing nothing about (the trouble) we face,’ said Basim Sameer, a 47-year-old engineer.”