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Page last updated at 06:57 GMT, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 07:57 UK

Pope calls for Middle East peace

Pope Benedict XVI has been met by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, as he continues his tour of the Middle East.

In a speech, the Pope made renewed calls for a "just and lasting peace" between Israelis and Palestinians.

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