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Russia says Syrian rebels killed civilians in eastern Ghouta

Smoke rises from the besieged Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh

The Russian military said on Thursday that Syrian rebels killed four civilians in the eastern Ghouta rebel-held enclave during a protest, news agencies reported, citing Major-General Vladimir Zolotukhin speaking in Damascus.

He told reporters that killings show that rebel threats against people who want to leave eastern Ghouta are real.