Austrians fighting in Syria to lose citizenship

Austrians seeking to fight in the Syrian war will lose their nationality,Austria Press Agency said confirming reports regarding this matter Monday.According to the agency, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz, Minister ofInterior Johanna Mikl-leitner, and Justice Minister Wolfgang Bransetter allconfirmed a batch of procedures to strip the Austrian nationality from individualsparticipating in foreign combat activities.This procedure will only apply to those having dual citizenship as for those withonly the Austrian nationality the matter is different, said the press agency.Other measures included preventing minors from traveling outside the euro areawithout the consent of their guardians. (end) amg.gta Source: KUNA