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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 13

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Maintenance workers entered the Barada Valley northwest of the capital Damascus, to fix the Ain Fijeh spring, the main water supply to the capital, state TV reported.

The move has been the government priority as the spring water has been cut off from the capital since Dec. 23, due to intense battles in the region between the government forces and rebel groups including the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front. (Syria-Water Supply)

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MADRID -- The Spanish Interior Ministry confirmed that civil guards have detained two "highly radicalized" extremists who were "loyal to the Islamic State (IS)" in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Friday.

The Interior Ministry said the pair "formed part of a cohesive network which had reached a high level of determination to carry out terrorist activities." (Spain-Extremists-Arrest)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least four students and a teacher were killed and 30 others injured after a truck hit into a girls school in Pakistan's northeast Kashmir area on Friday, local Urdu media reported.

The truck carrying flour bags lost control and skid off the road and rammed into the school located in Bagh district of Kashmir. (Pakistan-Truck-School)

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ABUJA -- Three explosions early Friday rocked Madagali town, a former base of terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, but casualties figure is not yet clear, local officials told Xinhua.

The three blasts were heard near a military checkpoint at the entrance of the town, which shares border with the Sambisa Forest, the former training ground of Boko Haram in the neighboring Borno State, said Yusuf Mohammed, chairman of Madagali district. (Nigeria-Boko Haram-Blast)

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ANKARA -- 41 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and 187 targets belonging to terrorists were hit by Turkish army in Al-Bab of northern Syria in last 24 hours, Turkish General Staff said Friday.

According to the Turkish army, 177 positions belonging to the terrorists have been shelled, destroying defense positions, shelters and command facilities, as well as weapons and vehicles. (Turkey-Army-IS) Endit