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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
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