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Islamic State gunmen reportedly kidnap scores of Christians in Syrian town
Source: Agence France-Presse
Islamic State gunmen reportedly kidnap scores of Christians in Syrian town
Matthew Weaver and Agence France-Presse
Friday 7 August 2015 11.24 BST
Gunmen have abducted 230 civilians, including at least 60 Christians, in a central Syrian town hours after it fell to Islamic State, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The monitoring group said the civilians were taken on Thursday in the town of Qaryatain, a day after it was captured by Isis.
“Daesh kidnapped at least 230 people, including at least 60 Christians, during a sweep through Qaryatain,” observatory chief Rami Abdurrahman said, using an Arabic acronym for the jihadi group.
A photograph of a handwritten list has emerged purporting to show the names of the captured Assyrian Christians.
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Matthew Weaver and Agence France-Presse
Friday 7 August 2015 11.24 BST
Gunmen have abducted 230 civilians, including at least 60 Christians, in a central Syrian town hours after it fell to Islamic State, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The monitoring group said the civilians were taken on Thursday in the town of Qaryatain, a day after it was captured by Isis.
“Daesh kidnapped at least 230 people, including at least 60 Christians, during a sweep through Qaryatain,” observatory chief Rami Abdurrahman said, using an Arabic acronym for the jihadi group.
A photograph of a handwritten list has emerged purporting to show the names of the captured Assyrian Christians.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/07/islamic-state-gunmen-kidnap-scores-of-christians-in-syrian-town
