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Five civilians were killed in Syria's Homs countryside after being targeted by a "terrorist group,".
The city of Homs © Mena Today
Five civilians were killed in Syria's Homs countryside after being targeted by a "terrorist group," the Syrian state news agency SANA said on Friday, citing a police source.
The victims had been gathering truffles when they were attacked, SANA reported.
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