NO ARMENIANS AFFECTED BY SYRIAN UNRESTS
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August 1, 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN.- No Armenians were affected by unrests in Syria as of Monday
morning, spokesperson for Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan
told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Violent clashes broke out in the city of Hama on Sunday. “Dozens of
armed people are firing at civilians in the city of Hama, over 95
were killed,” foreign press writes. Hama is one of the centers of
anti-government forces.
Syria has a large Armenian community. Many of its members have dual
Armenian and Syrian citizenship.
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