The Islamic State (ISIS) on Monday claimed responsibility for the gunning down of an Armenian Catholic Priest and his father in the northeast Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, just hours after the shooting took place, Rudaw reports.
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ISIS claimed Monday afternoon via its Telegram channels to have killed “two Christian priests” in al-Zir village, in the al-Busayrah sub-district of Deir ez-Zor.
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Father Hovsep Bedoyan, Pastor of the Armenian Catholic community of Qamishli, was killed by terrorists in Deir el-Zor this morning, Kantsasar reports.
The Rev. Hovsep Bedoyan and his father Hanna Bedoyan headed for Deir el-Zor this morning to inspect the state of the Armenian catholic church in the city.
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The two were shot dead by an unidentified gunmen, as their car came under attack on the way to Deir el-Zor. Deacon Fati Sano of the Al-Hasakeh church, was wounded in the attack.
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H/T Public Radio of Armenia