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| 8 Dead, 24 Hurt as Mortars Hit Damascus Christian Neighborhood |
| 2013-10-07 |
| [An Nahar] At least eight people were killed on Sunday by mortar fire that hit a Christian neighborhood in central Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. "Three mortar shells fired by gunnies landed... in the Qassaa district, killing eight civilians and wounding 24 others," SANA said. Another three people were maimed when a fourth mortar slammed into the Holy Cross church in the neighborhood, it added. The Greek Orthodox church is one of the largest in Syria. It was unclear how badly it was damaged in the attack. Syrian rebels have set up a series of rear bases on the outskirts of the capital, from which they regularly target central Damascus with rocket and mortar fire. Last month, a mortar round slammed into the Iraqi consulate in Damascus, killing a woman. Syrian troops have for months been fighting in Damascus neighborhoods in a bid to dislodge the rebel bases there. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The country we don't target in the war on terror is the worse re intolerance of Christians http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=304564 |
| Posted by: Paul D 2013-10-07 18:35 |
| #3 The people who used Lebanon as the human shield for their anti-Joo Soviet Rocket Park are shocked, SHOCKED to find that christians are being targeted and have found new meaning to their lives as Defenders Of The Faith. Bah, humbug, if ya ask me. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-10-07 12:31 |
| #2 It's a "state news agency" filtered through a Lebanese media outlet. What did you expect, Hemingway? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-10-07 12:19 |
| #1 This is such superior Journalism. WHO fired the mortars...it doesn't say. Not a lot of concern for the dead but some concern for the damage to the Church. Like it matters. Was there any military REASON for targeting a Christian community and specifically a Church...or is it just another demonstration of Islamic Values in the "religion of Peace"? So the article didn't really tell us anything actually. Dead Syrians, presumably Christian...but who really knows. Not exactly in depth coverage. Reminds me of my mother saying eat your peas there are children starving in China. And my brother whispering under his breath, "name two.". |
| Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064 2013-10-07 05:52 |