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A Ukrainian woman has been killed in shooting in the Syrian city of Homs, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

According to the press service, this happened around 13.30, Kyiv time, on Monday.

Ukraine’s Embassy in Syria has got in contact with the woman’s relatives who also live in Syria. Together with the Syrian law enforcement agencies they are clarifying the circumstances of the Ukrainian woman’s death.

The Department of Consular Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Embassy in Syria are closely monitoring the case.