“Islamic State” has claimed responsibility for the murder of an Armenian priest in Syria


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SANA news agency reported that the trustee of the Armenian Catholic Church, located in the border Syrian city of Qamishli and his father, had been shot dead in northeastern Syria, en route from Al-Hasakah governorate to Deir az Zour.

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The Islamic State terrorist grouping has claimed responsibility for the murder of a Catholic priest and his father on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Northern Syria.

Earlier, SANA news agency reported that the trustee of the Armenian Catholic Church, located in the border Syrian city of Qamishli and his father, had been shot dead in northeastern Syria, en route from Al-Hasakah governorate to Deir az Zour.