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Was the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva carrying a fragment from the True Cross, the cross that Jesus Christ was crucified on?  (Source photos by Reuters) 

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- The Russian guided missile cruiser Moskva, flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, is thought to have been carrying a fragment of the True Cross, the very cross Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified on, when it sank on April 14.

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