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Two soldiers shot in Damascus being treated in Israel

JERUSALEM - Two Austrian peacekeeping soldiers wounded in crossfire in Syria were transferred to Israel for treatment on Friday, a hospital spokesman said, describing their condition as not life-threatening.
The two, members of the United Nations monitoring force that observes a truce between Israel and Syria, were on their way to Damascus airport for a flight home when their vehicle was caught in crossfire between Syrian government and rebel forces.
Syrian state television said on Thursday the two were wounded by gunfire when rebels attacked an army position near the airport road.