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Turkish bus carrying pilgrims attacked in Syria: two wounded

Two Turkish citizens were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a convoy of Turkish buses carrying pilgrims in northern Syria.

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(REUTERS) -- Turkish NTV news channel said the driver of one of the three buses and a pilgrim were wounded in the attack at a checkpoint just across the Syrian border.

Private news agency Dogan showed images of a passenger bus with one of its side windows smashed, apparently from a gunshot, after it returned to the Turkish border town of Cizre.

A Turkish foreign ministry official said he was aware of an incident and the ministry was trying to establish the details.

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Argentina Forever? I'll Remember Every World Cup Moment, My Son May Forget It All

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December 18, 2022, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinian fans celebrating their World Cup victory.

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“I’m overwhelmed and I’m not even Argentinian — happy to see people happy,” a friend who lives in Greece, where his partner is from, wrote to me. My friend, who is half-German and half-American, was moved by the jubilant images of millions of people celebrating in the streets of Argentina after Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar.

His message came to me while I was reading about how the title might or might not affect the country and its people, but, above all, as I was also asking myself something simpler: Why are Argentine fans so happy — even weeks after winning the World Cup?

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