Pinay killed by armed men in Syria 03/15/2012

Pinay killed by armed men in Syria

03/15/2012
A Filipina nanny was killed in Syria last month when unidentified armed men opened fire on the vehicle she and her employers are riding in, intensifying government concern on the worsening security situation in the troubled Middle East state.

Meran Prieia Montezor, 23, a native of Camarines Sur, was reportedly killed in an ambush by “armed gangs” last February 24 in Homs, one of the violence-plagued areas in Syria, while riding with her employer’s family. She is the third Filipino reported to have died in Syria since the conflict erupted last year.

The incident came to Philippine officials’ attention only last Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120315hea3.html