Massacre of Turkish Troops.
(Per Press Association.) Constantinople, June 22. The reported massacre of Turkish troops by Druses who had broken out in revolt, is now confirmed. The massacre took place near Damascus. The Mahommedan Arabs united and surrounded tbe Turkish battalion. The rebels burned the Government buildings in Suvendia to avenge actions of the Porte towards the Druses which the latter regarded as treacherous.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 298, 23 June 1896, Page 2
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