Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 25

DAMASCUS -- The first batch of the Failaq al-Rahman rebels and their families evacuated Syria's Eastern Ghouta area on Saturday evening, state TV reported.

Up to 17 buses transporting 981 rebels and their families evacuated areas in Eastern Ghouta through a crossing point on the outskirts of the town of Arbeen in Eastern Ghouta. (Syria-Eastern Ghouta)

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PARIS -- French investigators had discovered three explosive devices, a handgun and a hunting knife inside the attacked supermarket where gunman fired at shoppers and staff and held hostages on Friday, local media reported on Saturday. (France-Supermarket-Weapon)

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BAGHDAD -- Five paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters and four civilians were killed Saturday in two incidents in the Iraqi provinces of Kirkuk and Diyala, a security source and official said.

The Iraqi forces found the bodies of five Hashd Shaabi fighters from the Turkoman minority, who were kidnapped three hours earlier in the day by gunmen outside their base in the town of Hawijah, some 45 km southwest of Kirkuk," Captain Ahmed al-Obeidi from Hawijah police told Xinhua. (Iraq-Attack)

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MAPUTO -- The Police in Mozambique's province of Nampula detained 29 people on Saturday who were allegedly to join the rioters in Mocimboa da Praia, in the northernmost province of Cabo Delgado.

According to Manuel Zandamela, provincial commander in Nampula, the 29 individuals, including children and women, were lured by money and job opportunities in Cabo Delgado by Islamist extremists who had carried out sporadic attacks on police stations and civilian houses since October 2017. (Mozambique-Mocimboa da praia-Suspects arrest) Enditem