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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Omar Sanadiki and Bassem Mroue

A church bombing leads Syria's Christians to consider leaving as foreign fighters remain

Syria Worried Christians - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling for them to leave the country.

The June 22 attack on the Mar Elias church, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens, was the latest alarm for religious minorities who say they have suffered one blow after another since President Bashar Assad was removed from power in December.

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