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| Seven gov't troops killed by armed attack near Syrian capital | |
| 2012-02-27 | |
| At least seven law-enforcement members were killed Sunday night when an armed group opened fire at the forces' checkpoint in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, private Sham FM radio reported. The attack took place in the Yabrud suburb of Damascus, said the report without further details. Meanwhile,
In northern Idlib province, another hub of armed clashes, engineering units dismantled six explosive devices weighing between 40 kg and 50 kg and rigged for remote-controlled detonation near the town of Oweid in Jabal al-Zawye area. Another six explosive devices were dismantled in the town of Kansafra in Idlib, said SANA, adding that the devices were hidden in bathroom boilers. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |