Damascus, (SANA) – The released nuns of St. Thecla monastery reached Monday at dawn in Damascus amid popular and religious reception.
Bishop, Louqa al-Khouri, General Patriarchal Vicar of the Roman Orthodox Church in Damascus, said in a statement upon the arrival of the nuns to al-Qassa area, eastern Damascus, that Syria, which does not know any differentiation between Muslims and Christians, is targeted with all its cultural components by the armed terrorist groups that do not apprehend but the language of killing and spreading havoc.
Al-Khouri expressed deep gratitude for President Bashar al-Assad, "who did not disregard this issue at all, where he expressed great efforts for releasing the nuns."
A number of the nuns expressed gratitude for all those who contributed to releasing them, on top of whom the Syrian leadership, as they also expressed pleasure over returning to the homeland.
At 1:30 am on Monday, the abducted nuns reached the Syrian borders with Lebanon coming from the Lebanese lands amid poplar and religious reception.
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