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Fearful of bombings, Syria's communities refuse new hospitals - charity

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by Umberto Bacchi | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Syrian American Medical Society said it backed off from plans to set up hospitals after pressure from the local population

By Umberto Bacchi

LONDON, Aug 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Local communities in Syria are refusing aid agencies permission to open new hospitals out of fear the facilities will draw more bombings to the area, a medical charity said on Friday.

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