Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 4

MOSCOW -- A Russian pilot was killed after his plane was shot down by militants in Syria's Province of Idlib, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

"A Russian Su-25 aircraft crashed during a flight over the Idlib de-escalation area," the ministry said in the statement. (Russia-Syria-Plane)

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ROME -- An Italian man shot and wounded six African immigrants in what the authorities described as a racially motivated attack in the southern city of Macerata on Saturday.

The man named as Luca Traini, 28, went on a drive-by shooting rampage targeting at immigrants in various parts of the city, then drove to a monument, gave the Fascist salute, wrapped himself in the Italian flag, and awaited arrest, local media reported.

(Italy-Shooting)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least 11 Pakistani army officers and soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in a suicide blast inside an army unit in Pakistan's northwest Swat district on Saturday night, said the Pakistani army.

The Inter-Services Public Relations, Pakistani army's media wing, said in a statement that the attack happened in a sports area of the unit in Kabal town of Swat, a district located in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Pakistan-Blast-Army Camp)

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TRIPOLI -- Three Libyan army troops were killed on Saturday in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants near Dahra oil field in Zalla town, said a military unit of army's Oil Installation Guards.

"Initial results indicate that three members of the force were killed and two others injured, and two terrorists were also killed," the statement said. (Libya-IS-Clashes) Enditem