BEIRUT: The kidnapping of dozens of Assyrian Christians by the Islamic State group in Syria has prompted hundreds of terrified families to flee their homes, activists said Wednesday.

The United States condemned the mass abduction of Christians -- the first of its kind in the war-torn country -- and demanded the release of the 90 hostages.

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