“Islamic State” claims responsibility for killing 2 Armenian priests
The “Islamic State” terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for killing two Armenian priests in Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria.
Pastor of the Armenian Catholic Community of Qamishli Priest Hovsep Petoyan and his father Priest Abraham Petoyan were traveling in a vehicle en route to Deir ez-Zor when terrorists opened gunfire on their car and killed them. Deacon Fati Sano of the Al-Hasakeh church, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was wounded.
