Brazil removes diplomats from Syria
July 20, 2012  22:46
Brazil's Foreign Ministry says it has removed nearly all diplomats from its embassy in Syria because of heavy fighting there. The ministry says in an emailed statement today that the diplomats are now stationed in Beirut. 

The ministry emphasised it's not closing the embassy. It says a diplomat remains in Damascus to attend to any Brazilians in the Middle Eastern country. Fighting between government troops and rebels has been raging in Syria's capital Damascus, with hundreds being killed in recent days.
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