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Wednesday 09 October 2013

Maaloula's cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria's latest front-line fight takes its toll

Its churches are empty, its monasteries deserted, many pitted and holed by the battles raging around them.

A general view of Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria
A general view of Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria Photo: AP
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