An Armenian killed in Aleppo by sniper bullet

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, ARMENPRESS: Voices of missiles are heard in Aleppo Armenian districts from the very morning. As Berio National Primacy press secretary Jirayr Reisyan informed Armenpress, there is no information about the caused damage. An Armenian was killed in the nearby territories of Aleppo Saint Gevorg church. George Kabanjyan was hurt by the bullet of the sniper.

In the words of Reisyan, the rebels have kidnapped two people in the entrance of Aleppo city the letters on their way back from capital Damascus to Aleppo. One of those found out to be an Armenian. No news available about the kidnapped people.

According to Reisyan, efforts launched to release people kidnapped in the bus in Beirut- Aleppo route are underway. Armed opposition gang had stopped Beirut-Aleppo ''Zeytuni Druz'' company civil bus in Allepo nearby Sarakeb city on October 29. Then they made the passengers to quit the bus and started to check it , after separated Christian passengers, released women and children yet kidnapped 11 passengers , 7 of which Armenians, 3 were Christian Arabs. There were Assyrians and the Kurds among them. There are news the rebels in black have reduced the men fall in knees, stroke them and take with them to an indefinite direction. Karo Pampalian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeitunian, Bashar and George Rabat are the names of the kidnapped Armenians. The clashes are continuing in other Syrian cities. Arabian SANA reports, the shelling orchestrated in Sayida Zeynab outskirt on October 31 resulted in the death of 11 people, another 25 were wounded. Children are recorded among the injured.

Clashes in Syria lasting for already 19 months caused the death of more than 30 thousand people, including more than four dozens Armenians.