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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct.10

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The U.S.-led airstrikes destroyed two electricity stations in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, causing a major blackout, said the Syrian state-run TV.

Two warplanes with the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition struck the electricity stations in the residential Al-Rudwaniyeh district in eastern Aleppo, said the TV. (Syria-Airstrikes-US)

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ANKARA -- The death toll from twin blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday rose to 86, while 186 others were injured, the Turkish Health Ministry said.(Turkey-Blasts)

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BAKU -- Azerbaijani troops on Friday killed six Armenian soldiers in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Saturday.(Azerbaijan-Armenia-Clashes)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Three Israeli policemen were wounded in a stabbing attack by a Palestinian man in Jerusalem on Saturday, the Israeli police said. (Israel-Palestinians-Jerusalem)

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TEHRAN -- Russia made consultations with Iran before launching air strikes on terrorists' positions in Syria, Iran's Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying by Press TV on Saturday. (Iran-Russia-Syria) Endi