Eight from extremist religious group killed in Syria
Syria, Politics, 12/10/2005

Three members of a group that accuses others of being unbelievers (in god) has detonated themselves by a blow up belts, and five others were killed in a clash with security forces in a village in the northern Syrian governorate of Idlib, according to the official news.

The clash took place this morning with the armed group hiding in a farm in Maarat al-Nouman village of Idlib governorate.

A huge sound was heard inside the farm to be clarified later on that three members of the group had set themselves off by explosive belts and five others were killed due to the clash.

Various arms and explosive belts that belonged to the group were confiscated by the authorities and the investigation is said to have started.

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