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 U.S. WARNS OF ATTACKS IN DAMASCUS |
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has warned of sexual attacks in
Syria.The U.S. embassy in Damascus has reported a spate of sexual attacks on
foreigners in Damascus. In a June 6 warden message, the embassy said the
attacks targeted foreign women."Two incidents in the past week involved women walking alone, either in
the early morning or early evening," the embassy said. "Another incident
occurred several months ago when two women were walking together in one of
the tunnels crossing underneath the Autostrad near Damascus University."The warden message cited other reports of female U.S. embassy employees
being sexually harassed by Syrian taxi drivers. The embassy reported two
cases of female staffers being fondled during taxi rides.
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