Russia conveyed 1.5 tons of humanitarian aid to residents of a Christian city in Syria

[TomSea]

26 April 2017, 15:54
Russia conveyed 1.5 tons of humanitarian aid to residents of a Christian city in Syria

Moscow, April 26, Interfax - Residents of Maharda, one of the largest Christian cities in Syria, received humanitarian help and presents from Russia for Easter.

Over 3.5 tons of aid including medicines, food stuffs, school stationary and toys, as well as Easter cakes have been brought to Maharda at the request of the Russian Orthodox Church by representatives Boyevoye Bratstvo, a public organization of veterans, under the auspices of the Russian Center for Reconciling the Warring Parties in Syria, communication service of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations reports on Tuesday.

The aid has been distributed to the needy at the charity center of the church of the Most Holy Mother of God.

Maharda, one of the largest Christian cities in Syria and the native city of Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch. There are some 23 thousand people living in the city, predominantly Orthodox believers.

Continued: http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=13741

Interfax is Russian news; but this is great if this is so.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The headline says 1.5 tons, but the article says 3.5.  Odd.

It's nice, but the truth is that either amount is basically a pittance.  It could literally be just one truck.

[ABX]

The headline says 1.5 tons, but the article says 3.5.  Odd.

It's nice, but the truth is that either amount is basically a pittance.  It could literally be just one truck.

It doesn't technically answer it, but I wonder if something got lost with ton versus metric ton depending on the reporting and editors?

[Cripplecreek]

Yet they continue to arm islamo fascist regimes