Armenian family killed in Damascus - reports
A family of Syrian Armenians has been killed in the Zamalka district of Damascus, Zhamanak newspaper reported referring to the Syrian news agency Sham Times.
According to the publication, the family members were shot by militants of the Liua Islam group in the street. As a result, the husband and wife, their three children and sister of the bread-winner were killed.
Local residents reportedly confirmed that they were members of the local Armenian community.
According to the newspaper, mostly Christians live in Zamalka.
Anti-government protests have been ongoing in Syria for about 17 months. The UN estimates that the total number of victims of the conflict is around 20,000 people, more than 230,000 people have been displaced, and about 3 million are in need of humanitarian aid. Syrian authorities say they are battling well-armed militants.
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