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Eight Syria Civil Defence workers killed in air strike- statement

by Reuters
Saturday, 29 April 2017 20:05 GMT

Civil defense members search for survivors under the rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

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Also known as the White Helmets, the civil defence rescue service operates in opposition-held parts of Syria.

BEIRUT, April 29 (Reuters) - Eight Syria Civil Defence workers died on Saturday when an air strike hit their office in northern Hama province, the rescue service said on its Twitter page.

Also known as the White Helmets, the civil defence rescue service operates in opposition-held parts of Syria.

The civil defence centre was in Kafr Zeita, a town in rebel-held northern Hama province, which came under intense aerial bombardment on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.

Backed by Russian air strikes and Iranian-backed militias, the Syrian army is waging an offensive against rebel areas north of government-held Hama city, reversing insurgent gains made last month.

(Reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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