Missile hits Syrian monastery

July 22, 2014

An air-launched missile has caused severe damage to a Franciscan monastery in Yacubiyah, a town in northwest Syria.

The region’s Franciscan province, founded by St. Francis in 1209, reported that no one was killed in the attack.

 

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Further information:

• Syria: Franciscan monastery in Yacubiyah hit by missile (Custody of the Holy Land)