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    RUSSIA DENOUNCES ATROCITIES AGAINST CHRISTIANS BY SYRIAN REBELS

    RIA Novosti
    April 1, 2014 Tuesday

    MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned
    on Tuesday the atrocities committed by Syrian rebels against the
    Christian population of the town of Kessab forcing hundreds of
    residents to flee.

    "We strongly condemn the atrocities committed by extremists in Syria
    and urge the UN Security Council to take a principled stand on this
    issue," the ministry said in a statement.

    "Any excuses used to postpone practical steps in this direction
    until the creation of 'an interim government' in Syria or even
    attempts to justify the crimes committed by terrorists are absolutely
    unacceptable. We must act immediately," the statement said.

    Militant groups affiliated with al-Qaeda reportedly crossed into
    Syria from Turkey on March 21 and captured the town of Kessab, home
    to over 2,000 ethnic Armenians, who traditionally support President
    Bashar Assad and his government. More than 700 families were forced
    to flee their homes.

    More than 130,000 people have been killed and 9 million displaced
    since fighting broke out in Syria between government troops and armed
    rebels in 2011, according to the UN.

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