Defenders of the lost ark: Hundreds of worshippers protected Ark of the Covenant as Ethiopian rebels and soldiers battled near church where it is secured, it is revealed
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- Worshippers were defending the Church of St Mary of Zion, in holy city of Axum
- The church is said to be where the Ark of the Covenant is secured
- Ark is believed to house stone tablets etched with Bible’s Ten Commandments
- Ethiopian soldiers and those from Eritrea have been fighting rebel forces
- Militia are loyal to former Tigrayan regional government
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