UN Chief Condemns Priest's Killing in Syria

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Dutch priest in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, calling his shooting death an "inhumane act of violence."The 75-year-old Jesuit priest, Frans Van Der Lugt, had lived in Syria for decades and had refused to leave Homs despite more than a year of intense fighting there. Mr. Ban said he "heroically stood by the people of Syria" through growing difficulties in the country.The U.N. chief's spokesman said...

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