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April 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Armed men targeted two buses transferring pilgrims to Iraq at the Al-Jusiyeh border crossing between Syria and Lebanon.
Twenty people were also wounded in the attack and were reportedly taken to hospitals in the Bekaa valley.
Initial reports said the buses came under fire from the Syrian side of the border, after it crossed over from Lebanon.
This is not the first time that armed groups attack non-Syrians.
On January 26, a group of unidentified armed men attacked a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims on the road connecting Damascus to the northwestern city of Aleppo.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011.
On Sunday, several Persian Gulf Arab states and the United States pledged 100 million dollars to provide salaries and communications equipment for Syrian rebels fighting against the government.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar also backed the idea of arming the opposition against Bashar al-Assad’s government.
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