Hundreds of Syrian Christians protest burning of Christmas tree

Last Update: 2024-12-24 13:00:06 - Source: France 24

Video clips posted on social media of a public Christmas tree being burned in a Christian majority town near Hama in central Syria sparked a protest in Damascus early Tuesday. Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group said the tree was burned by foreign fighters from another group and promised to restore the decoration.