Twin suicide attacks kill 14 Syria security officers: activists

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Twin suicide attacks kill 14 Syria security officers: activists

February 11, 2013 02:58 PM

Syrian rebels gather around a T-72 tank, captured from government forces two months ago, in the village of Kfarruma in the flashpoint Syrian province of Idlib near the border with Turkey, on February 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

BEIRUT: Jihadist rebels killed 14 Syrian intelligence officers in twin suicide attacks against their offices in the northeast province of Hasakeh on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"At least 14 members of state security and military intelligence were killed when Al-Nusra Front fighters detonated car bombs in front of the state security headquarters and a military intelligence building in the town of Shadada," the activists said, citing sources on the ground.

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Jihadist rebels killed 14 Syrian intelligence officers in twin suicide attacks against their offices in the northeast province of Hasakeh on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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