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Rebels claim downing of Syrian military helicopter in Damascus
Activists reported a Syrian helicopter was shot down and crashed in a fireball near a Damascus mosque amid clashes between government troops and rebels. A video circulated showing the chopper in flames as gunfire raged nearby, with France urging a unified provisional Syrian government.
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