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    Catholic Culture
    Feb 15 2013


    Syrian rebel soldiers kidnap 2 priests
    CWN - February 15, 2013



    Two Christian priests - one Armenian Catholic and the other Greek
    Orthodox - have been kidnapped by Syrian rebel soldiers.

    Armenian Catholic Archbishop Boutros Marayati of Aleppo told the Fides
    news service that it was unclear whether the kidnappers represented
    the rebel forces or were renegades acting for themselves. Church
    officials are trying to establish contact with the kidnappers; to date
    no ransom demand has been confirmed.

    Father Michel Kayyal (Armenian Catholic) and Father Maher Mahfouz
    (Greek Orthodox) were taken by armed men from a bus on the road from
    Aleppo to Damascus. The priests were the only passengers on the bus
    who were abducted.

    http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17076

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