Syria: Two Priests Gunned Down
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Both Father Hovsep Bidoyan, from Qamishli, and his biological father who was also a priest, were killed during a visit to the Armenian Catholic Church in Deir Ezzor, a city in eastern Syria.
The news was received this afternoon by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need.
It is not clear who is responsible for the killing or their motives.