Syria's minority Christians protest in Damascus after Christmas tree set afire

Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Protests in Christian neighborhoods of Syria's capital city erupted after a Christmas tree was set ablaze weeks after the downfall of the nation's longtime dictatorship, according to multiple reports.

The protests took place in Damascus Monday night after video footage on social media showed hooded figures setting fire to a tree at the intersection of a traffic circle in the majority-Christian town of Suqalabiyah, near the city of Hama in central Syria, the BBC reported.

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