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Armenia struggles to absorb Christian refugees from Syria
Armenia struggles to absorb Christian refugees from Syria
Republic Square in Yerevan, the capitol city of Armenia. Photographed on October 20, 2007. RNS photo courtesy Arthur Chapman via Flickr (http://flic.kr/p/6yrvmm)
YEREVAN, Armenia (RNS) An estimated 7,000 of Syria's Christian-Armenian community have arrived in Armenia since the start of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, and cash-strapped Armenia is struggling to help them.