THE MASSACRE BY DRUSES.
THE INCIDENT CONFIRMED. C< ; avtim ".'.k. -Tune 22. The report-i massacre of Turkish troops br the Druses, who had broken oat in revolt, is now confirmed. The massacre took place near Damascus, and the Turks had 500 men killed. The Mahommedan Arabs united and surrounded the Turkish battalions. The rebels burned the Government buildings in Suvendia, to avenge the action of the Porte towards the 1 >ru sos, which the latter regarded as treacherous.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 50, 24 June 1896, Page 3
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78THE MASSACRE BY DRUSES. Hastings Standard, Issue 50, 24 June 1896, Page 3
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