Homs, October 31, 2012
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| Elias Mansour |
The last Christian who was in
the center of Homs was killed, after the evacuation of
the civilian population. Elias Mansour, 84 years old,
Greek-Orthodox Christian, did not want to leave his
home, in the Wadi Sayeh street, because he had to take
care of his son Adnane, handicapped, even though he
knew that his life was in danger. The Wadi Sayeh area -
inhabited by Christians and Sunni Muslims - is still at
the center of fighting between the army and rebels. The
rebels are holed up in the areas of Khalidiyeh, Bab
Houd, Bustan diwan, Hamidiyeh, until the streets of
Wadi Sayeh and Ouret al shayyah. The forces of the
regular army surround them. As a Greek-Orthodox priest
reported to Fides, Elias Mansour was killed yesterday.
In the days before he said he would not leave his house
for any reason and that if he met the rebels, "he
would remind them of the Ten Commandments and the Holy
Scriptures." The funeral will be celebrated today
in an Orthodox church. An Orthodox priest is trying to
track down Mansour's son, who is disabled.
Meanwhile, as sources of Fides inform, this morning, the
convent of the Jesuits in the Hamidiyeh area was hit in
the fighting which takes place every day. The structure
has undergone minor damage but no victims. The Jesuits and
the displaced people who are there have experienced
moments of fear, but they are fine.
Agenzia Fides
2 ноября 2012 г.
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