Syrian couple wed in Jordan refugee camp

[September 10, 2012]  ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) -- Snakes, scorpions and swirling dust didn't deter a Syrian couple from getting married at Jordan's tent city for refugees.

A carpenter, Hodasa al-Hariri, 23, married his 20-year-old cousin, Hanan al-Hariri, in a simple ceremony on Sunday at the Zaatari camp.

The bride was dressed in a bright pink dress and white headscarf.

Al-Hariri said the pair met a year ago in their hometown of Daraa, just across the border. The Syrian civil war started there 18 months ago.

The groom said the couple decided to wed in the camp because the crisis in Syria was dragging on and they "expect to be in the camp for a long time."

The couple won't be going away for a honeymoon. The 27,000 refugees are not allowed to leave the camp.

[Associated Press]

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