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| Syrian rebel supporters enter embassy in Athens, police detain 4 but leave rebel flag flying |
| 2024-12-09 |
| [IsraelTimes] Supporters of the Syrian rebels that ousted President Bashar al-Assad entered the Syrian embassy in Athens on Sunday and hoisted the rebel flag from the rooftop, police and a Reuters reporter say. Police entered the embassy compound and detained four people, but left the flag flying, says a Reuters reporter at the scene. Later in the day, at Athens’ central Syntagma Square, dozens of jubilant Syrian opposition supporters wave rebel flags, dance, and hug each other. A small group of people celebrate outside the embassy compound in Athens. “Our joy is indescribable, 55 years of horrible dictatorship has finally ended and … the dictator escaped and left the people,” says Alompeint Marouf, 59. Greek media reports that protesters also tore down Assad’s portrait in the embassy, but a senior Greek police official cannot confirm this. Syrians across Europe barely able to contain their joy at Assad’s downfall [IsraelTimes] In cities including Berlin, London, Istanbul and Athens, opposition supporters take to the streets to celebrate: ‘We’re happy. The dictatorship is over. Assad has gone’ |
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