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Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when stray military rocket hits intercity bus

Blood stains the ground around the damaged bus after seven women and four men lost their lives in a rocket attack apparently intended for a government checkpoint. Photo: AFP

Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east.

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