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Syria National Day
Syria's annual celebration of independence has added impact with the recent strikes
A major concert has been organised in Aleppo by the Syrian presidency to mark national day. Marches are taking place to celebrate independence since 1946. Also, we'll go to Japan to hear about a hunger strike in an immigration detention centre. And what's been going on with video technology in the German football league?
(Photo: Druze residents of the Ein Qiniye village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hold a Syrian national flag as they march during a rally marking Syria's Independence Day on April 17, 2018. Getty Images)
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