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A series of bombs exploded on seven Syrian army buses, killing at least 27 army cadets and injuring many others, Lebanese radio stations reported. The stations, operated by anti-Syrian Christian militias, said that three of the bombs went off on vehicles in Tartus, one of Syria’s main Mediterranean ports, and the four others on troop-transport buses traveling between Tartus and Latakia, Homs and Safita. The cadets were on leave from military training, the broadcasts said. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian authorities.
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