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UN chief condemns killing of Dutch priest in Syria

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08-04-2014 | 02:27

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the shooting of a Dutch priest in Syria, dubbing it an "inhumane act of violence."

A Dutch Jesuit priest was abducted and shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Monday, Dutch media reported .

Frans van der Lugt, 75, had been living in Syria since the early 1970s. Armed men took him from his home in the morning and shot him twice in the head, Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant reported, citing the head of the Jesuit order in the Netherlands.

Van der Lugt warned of the humanitarian suffering of the population in Homs in a video appeal earlier this year, saying people in Homs were living in misery and starvation.

Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the U.N. chief "demands that disputable parties and their supporters ensure that civilians are protected, regardless of their religion, community or ethnic affiliation."

"They must do everything to avoid and prevent violence against civilians, including indiscriminate shelling and air attacks on civilian areas."

Christians made up about 10 percent of Syria's population before protests in 2011 led to a wider civil war. The minority traditionally supported President Bashar al-Assad for protecting them and has been attacked by his opponents for that stand.

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