Damascus (AFP) Oct 21, 2021
The Syrian government has executed 24 people it convicted of deliberately starting deadly wildfires that raged in the summer of last year, the justice ministry said Thursday. Those executed on Wednesday were charged with "committing terrorist acts that led to death and damage to state infrastructure and public and private property through the use of flammable material," the justice ministry
Syria says 24 executed over starting wildfires
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