French national carrier Air France on Wednesday said it had cancelled its Paris-Damascus service "until further notice" because of unrest linked to ongoing protests against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
"Because of the situation in Syria, Air France has decided to suspend its flights to Damascus until further notice," an Air France spokesman said, after the airline had already cancelled two scheduled flights to the Syrian capital earlier in the week.
Air France had maintained its scheduled flights to Damascus since protests began in March of last year. Over 7,500 people have been killed throughout the country since then, according to estimates by the United Nations.
Last week, France announced that it was closing its embassy in Syria.
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