Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 23

Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-23 23:58:22|Editor: huaxia
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RAMALLAH -- Israeli forces arrested a number of Hamas leaders and activists on Sunday in raid in the West Bank, the MENA news agency reported.

The arrests took place in the Palestinian cities of Hebron, Nablus, Jenin, Qalqiliya and Ramallah. (Palestine-Israel)

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DAMASCUS -- Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes in the Eastern Ghouta area east of Damascus on Sunday, despite ongoing ceasefire in the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The monitoring group said the airstrikes hit the towns of Douma and Ain Terma in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Sunday. (Syria-Airstrike)

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MANILA -- A soldier has been killed and 11 others wounded in fresh clash between the government troops and rebels in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.

In a report, the military said firefight broke out around 10:30 p.m. Saturday local time in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, a landlocked province in the northern Mindanao region, when an undetermined numbers of rebels ambushed soldiers on patrol in the area. (Philippines-Clash)

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PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- A total of 14 people were killed and 26 others injured as a passenger bus turned turtle in the northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan on Sunday, a local official said.

"A passenger bus was heading from the northern Mazar-e-Sharif city towards Kabul but due to reckless driving turned turtle in Kilagi area of Dushi district, Baghlan province at noon today leaving 14 people dead and injured 26 others," the official told Xinhua but declined to be identified. (Afghanistan-Accident)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian police killed on Sunday eight militants loyal to the outlawed group Muslim Brotherhood during clashes in Fayoum province, Egypt's Interior Ministry said.

Police forces raided a training camp in Fayoum, 100 km southwest of Cairo, used by the Brotherhood-linked Hasm militant group, the ministry said in a statement. (Egypt-Counterterrorism-Militants Killed) Enditem

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