ANKARA, Turkey — A criminal trial against two Turkish Christians accused of "insulting Turkishness" and inciting hatred against Islam grabbed national media coverage as religious tensions mounted before the visit of Pope Benedict XVI Nov. 28. Hakan Tastan, 37, and Turan Topal, 46, emerged from the opening hearing at Silivri Criminal Court Nov. 23 to a cluster of clamoring journalists.…
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