Gunmen kill 7 on bus in Syria as pipeline blast knocks out 3 power plants
Gunmen attack bus in Homs province hours after a pipeline explosion knocked out three power plants near Damascus.

Gunmen attack bus in Homs province hours after a pipeline explosion knocked out three power plants near Damascus.





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