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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 14

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Five Britons, who were believed to include members of a British band, have died in a car crash in Sweden, British media said Sunday.

The accident happened on Saturday at Sodertalje, near the Swedish capital Stockholm. (Britain-Sweden-Car Crash)

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ATHENS -- Three terrorist suspects of Iraqi origin, holders of British passports, have been arrested in northern Greece near the border crossing with Turkey.

They were arrested for illegal possession of a large number of firearms and ammunition as suspects for participating in a criminal organization and terrorism acts, Greek authorities announced on Sunday. (Greece-Terrorist Suspects)

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DAMASCUS -- Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed on Sunday the Turkish artillery shelling against areas in northern Syria, branding it as giving a "direct support" the "defeated rebels," according to the state news agency SANA.

"The Turkish heavy artillery shelling against Syrian territories is a direct Turkish support to the armed terrorist groups and an attempt to lift the morale of those defeated groups," the ministry said, in condemnation letters sent to the United Nations. (Syria-Turkey)

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NEW DELHI -- Two civilians including a woman were killed and 10 others were injured in police firings Sunday amid protests over the killing of a militant by Indian soldiers in Indian-controlled Kashmir's Pulwama district, said local media.

Indo-Asian News Service quoted police as saying clashes erupted in Astan Mohalla (Kakapora) area of Pulwama in the afternoon as protesters hurled stones at security forces to protest the killing of a militant by soldiers. Police fired at the crowd, killing two and injuring over 10. (India-Kashmir-Protest)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli military said it killed two armed Palestinians amidst clashes in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday morning.

A military spokesperson said that reserve soldiers arrived in west of Jenin, where youths were hurling stones at passing cars of Israeli settlers. (Israel-Palestinians) Endi