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Beloved Dutch Priest Killed By Gunman In War-Torn Syrian City

Last week marked another low-point in the Syrian civil war. A unidentified gunman assassinated a Dutch priest in the city of Homs. Father Frans van der Lugt had lived in Syria for nearly five decades. (Read Marrouch's 'Memories Of Father Frans.')

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Rima Marrouch