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Thousands of Christians took to the streets in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday in protest after hooded men burned down a large Christmas tree in a Christian-majority town in central Syria on Monday, weeks after the fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad.
The demonstrations kicked off Monday night after a video posted to social media showed perpetrators dousing a large Christmas tree and setting it on fire in the town of Al-Suqalabiyah near the city of Hama.
The burning ignites further concerns about what conditions could be like for Christians and other religious minorities under the control of rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist rebel group that led the charge to topple Assad.
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The demonstrations kicked off Monday night after a video posted to social media showed perpetrators dousing a large Christmas tree and setting it on fire in the town of Al-Suqalabiyah near the city of Hama.
The burning ignites further concerns about what conditions could be like for Christians and other religious minorities under the control of rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist rebel group that led the charge to topple Assad.
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Christians protest in Syria after giant Christmas tree was set ablaze
Thousands of Christians took to the streets in the Syrian capital of Damascus Tuesday in protest after hooded men burned down a large Christmas tree in a Christian-majority town in central Syria on
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