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Three killed on oil tanker off Syrian coast in suspected drone attack
At least three people have been killed in a suspected attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Syria, a monitoring group says.
Key points:
- The identity of the vessel was unclear with some sources saying it as Iranian and others Lebanese
- Syria has faced gasoline and fuel shortages over the past year due to international sanctions
- Israel has recently expanded strikes on Iranian targets
Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on the tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction of Lebanese waters.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least three people died onboard.
The rights group did not say who was to blame for the attack or whether the…
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