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World Service,26 Dec 2018,23 mins

Syria Says It Intercepted Israeli Missile

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The Syrian government says its forces have intercepted a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft. An official said it happened close to the capital Damascus and that a weapons dump was hit. Protests continue in Sudan. Clashes erupted Tuesday in the capital Khartoum between police and thousands of protesters attempting to march on the presidential palace. A young Afghan pianist tells of his journey, from studying at a Kabul school targeted by Taliban militants to winning a scholarship to study music at university in America.

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