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Syria says it will respond firmly to attack on army

BEIRUT - Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar said on Monday the authorities will respond firmly to armed attacks after state television said gunmen killed more than 80 security members in a northwestern town.
"We will deal firmly and decisively based on the law [and we] will never be silent over any armed attack that targets the country's security," he said in a televised statement.