At least 35 people killed after buses collide in Syria, state media reports
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured after two buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital with the eastern province of Deir el-Zour on Saturday, state media reported.
Around 30 people were injured in the crash between a civilian bus and an Interior Ministry bus on the desert highway, the SANA news agency cited a health ministry official as saying.
Syrian military helicopters were reported to be involved in the operation at the scene.
The cause of the collision was not immediately known.
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