Syrian Christian in Massachusetts on Crackdown at Home

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Anchor Marco Werman talks to a Syrian architect named Salah Asfoura, who lives in Worcester, MA.

Asfoura, who is a Christian, is regularly in touch with family back home and he talks about the fears of the Christian community in Syria right now.

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