The state news agency SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency) recently revealed that monday 2 judo players were killed and more than 12 other judoka were injured, some critically when a rebel lobbed mortar round hit a sports hall they were training in in Damascus.
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استشهاد لاعبين اثنين وإصابة 15 آخرين من المنتخب الوطني السوري للجودو جراء استهداف المجموعات المسلحة صالة #الفيحاء الرياضية بدمشق بقذيفة هاون#الاعلام_الحربي_المركزي— الاعلام الحربي المركزي (@C_Military1) November 20, 2017
Identities of the deceased athletes have not been revealed yet.
Syrian judo federation has yet to make any statement. Estimated judoka count in Syria is 3000.