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  • Syria: Three killed as missile hits Armenian Catholic Church

    Independent Catholic News
    July 31 2014

    Syria: Three killed as missile hits Armenian Catholic Church

    Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 1:46 pm


    Yesterday afternoon a missile launched from areas of Aleppo controlled
    by the rebels, fell into the grounds of the Armenian Catholic parish
    of the Holy Trinity, in the district of al-Meydan, causing the death
    of three Armenian adults, two sisters and a man.

    The missile damaged a wall, a terrace of the rectory and broke the
    windows of the church also causing damage to an altar where there is a
    statue of the Virgin Mary from Marash, symbol city of the Armenian
    Genocide.

    "It was around 6.15pm and in that moment" said parish priest Fr
    Joseph Bezouzou. "We were in church to celebrate daily Mass. If the
    missile had fallen at the exit of the Mass, it would have been a
    massacre. We thank the Lord".

    The parish had organized a gathering of young people next weekend, to
    give the young people a break from the terrible tension they are
    living under, but Fr Joseph said: "We have decided to postpone
    everything because after what happened you cannot expose young people
    to new risks.

    "On Sunday, after Mass, we will plant an olive tree in the place where
    the missile fell. This is our only response to the bombs and violence
    that for years have tried to devastate our lives".

    Source: Fides

    http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=25281

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