Red Cross moving Syria staff to Lebanon

The International Committee of the Red Cross is moving some of its foreign staff out of the Syrian capital to neighbouring Lebanon.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is moving some of its foreign staff out of the Syrian capital to neighbouring Lebanon.

A Red Cross spokesman in Geneva said the temporarily move was prompted by security concerns in Damascus but that a core team of about 50 staff would remain.

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