Bašar al-Asad iznenadio sve i posjetio crkvu u Damasku na prvoj crti bojišnice

Područje oko crkve u petak je bilo gađano minobacačkom vatrom

A handout image obtained from the official facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C-L) and his wife Asma al-Assad (C-R) posing for a picture with a Syrian man as they attend a Christmas choral presentation at the Lady of Damascus Catholic Church in the Syrian capital on December 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / HO
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DAMASK – Sirijski predsjednik Bašar al-Asad nazočio je danas božićnim probama zbora u drevnoj crkvi u Damasku, u blizini same crte bojišnice gdje njegova vojska vodi žestoke borbe s pobunjenicima, izvijestili su državni mediji.

Asad i supruga Asma posjetili su tijekom noći crkvu Naše Gospe od Damaska, gdje je sirijski čelnik razgovarao s članovima zbora te potom sjeo pokraj oltara i poslušao recital božićnih pjesama.

Područje oko crkve, koja se nalazi u starom dijelu grada, u petak je bilo pogođeno minobacačkom vatrom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLVmYhxUvFY

Crkva se nalazi tek dva kilometra od Džobara, četvrti u istočnom predgrađu Guti, koje je pod kontrolom pobunjenika i koje je u već duže vrijeme meta snažnih zračnih napada.

Pobunjenici iz tog dijela često gađaju rezidencijalne dijelove središnjeg dijela Damaska.

A handout image obtained from the official facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his wife Asma al-Assad (3rd-R) attending a Christmas choral presentation at the Lady of Damascus Catholic Church in the Syrian capital on December 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / HO
A handout image obtained from the official facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his wife Asma al-Assad (3rd-R) attending a Christmas choral presentation at the Lady of Damascus Catholic Church in the Syrian capital on December 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / HO
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A handout image obtained from the official facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and his wife Asma al-Assad (L) attending a Christmas choral presentation at the Lady of Damascus Catholic Church in the Syrian capital on December 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / HO
A handout image obtained from the official facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and his wife Asma al-Assad (L) attending a Christmas choral presentation at the Lady of Damascus Catholic Church in the Syrian capital on December 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE SYRIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / AFP / SYRIAN PRESIDENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / HO
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