345 Syrian Students of Golan cross into Syria
Syria, Local, 10/3/2005

The number of the Syrian students from villages of occupied Golan who have crossed into Syria through al-Qunietra crossing point under the supervision of the International Red Cross Organization has reached 345 students.

The last group of the Students passed into Syria to continue their academic study at Damascus University reached 43 students, in addition to more than 50 students who continued their summer training and supplementary exams.

In a statement to al-Thawra daily on Sunday, the Media official at the International Red Cross Committee in Damascus Branch Ernie Herbiette pointed out that the committee works as human mediator, adding that "there was visits by the families but it stopped in 1992 and we work to reactivate these visits."

For their part, the students expressed appreciation over their homeland Syria's big support to the Syrian people in occupied Syrian Golan. The students have come from Majdal Shams, Mas'ada, Aen Qenya, Beqa'atha and al-Ghjar.

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