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Nuns who were freed after being held by rebels for over three months, are seen attending a prayer of thanks after their release, at the Holy Cross Church, in Damascus
Nuns who were freed after being held by rebels for over three months, are seen attending a prayer of thanks after their release, at the Holy Cross Church, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, (C) who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
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A view shows a prayer of thanks after the release of nuns at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus
A view shows a prayer of thanks after the release of nuns at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus March 10, 2014.About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, attends with nuns a prayer of thanks after their release at the Holy Cross Church
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf (L), who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, attends with nuns a prayer of thanks after their release at the Holy Cross Church, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, attends with nuns a prayer of thanks after their release at the Holy Cross Church
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf (L), who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, attends with nuns a prayer of thanks after their release at the Holy Cross Church, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf (C), who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release
Head of Mar Thecla monastery in Maloula Mother Plagia Sayyaf, who was freed with others after being held by rebels for over three months, arrives with nuns to the Holy Cross Church to attend a prayer of thanks after their release, in Damascus March 10, 2014. About a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months were released on Sunday and arrived back in Syria after traveling through Lebanon, officials and witnesses said. Witnesses at the Syrian border with Lebanon said the nuns arrived at the crossing early on Monday and headed toward Damascus in a minibus. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)