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Attack kills at least 5: Syria
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In the early hours of this Sunday (19), a attack The rocket The Israeli bomb hit the center of Damascus, Syria, killing at least five people, according to the Syrian government. In addition, another 15 people would have been injured, since residential buildings would also have been hit.
However, the Israeli government has not commented on what happened.
“It caused damage to several civilian houses and material damage in several neighborhoods in and around Damascus,” the Syrian Army said in a statement, saying the attack took place after midnight.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Syria
The rockets were fired from the Golan Heights at around 00:22 local time (18:22 on Saturday 18 in Brasilia) at a neighborhood inhabited by senior government officials.
Four civilians and a Syrian soldier are among the dead, according to BBC News.
Earlier this month, Syrian territory was also hit by a series of earthquakes that also affected the Turkey
. The destruction left more than 45,000 dead in both countries and caused extensive damage.
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