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Title: U.S. Warns of sexual attacks against women, Syria Post by: Shammu on June 12, 2007, 08:25:59 PM 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. U.S. WARNS OF ATTACKS IN DAMASCUS (http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/june/06_13_2.html) |