“We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist act committed in Deir ez-Zor province of Syria, which claimed the lives of two priests - a father and a son - Pastor of the Armenian Catholic Community of Qamishli, Father Hovsep Petoyan and Father Hana Abraham Petoyan. A deacon of the church was also injured,” Armenia’s Foreign ministry said in a statement released on Tuesday.
The statement reminds that the two priests lost their lives while serving the war-torn community of Deir ez-Zor. According to various sources, the ISIL terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the killing of the priests.
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