Russia says more than 7,000 people left Syria's Eastern Ghouta Saturday morning: TASS

People walk with their belongings as they flee the rebel-held town of Hammouriyeh, in the village of Beit Sawa, eastern Ghouta, Syria March 15, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 7,000 people left Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Saturday morning, the TASS news agency reported, citing the Centre for Reconciliation in Syria, a body run by Russia's defense ministry. (Reporting by Polina Devitt; Editing by Nick Macfie)