{"id":141168,"date":"2026-09-07T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=141168"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:17:06","slug":"shooting-at-latakia-criminal-court-kills-one-wounds-police-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/141168\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting at Latakia Criminal Court kills one, wounds police officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LATAKIA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> A man was shot dead on Monday while appearing before the judiciary at the Criminal Court in the city of Latakia on the Syrian coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources told North Press that the victim\u2019s brother shot and killed a defendant accused of murdering his brother inside the Criminal Court courtroom while the defendant was appearing before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said the defendant was appearing before the court on charges of killing the shooter\u2019s brother. 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