A Chinese action movie that has Jackie Chan on board as executive producer is catching flak for one of its film locations: a Syrian town leveled and largely empty after years.
War scenes for a new Jackie Chan production were reportedly filmed in the ruined regime-held Syrian city of al-Hajar al-Aswad, south of the capital Damascus, according to reports, triggering fury among activists.
A few hours after the incident, the governor of Gaziantep issued a statement, saying, "The person who kicked the woman has been detained by the Public Prosecutor's Office."
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought back painful memories for Syrians, who see the same military tactics being used on Ukrainian civilians as them. This has resulted in unprecedented solidarity between people from the two countries.
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