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| British national 'killed in Syria' | British national 'killed in Syria' |
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| The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British man has been killed in Syria along with two others. | The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British man has been killed in Syria along with two others. |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, says the man had a British passport stating he was from London but could not verify its authenticity. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, says the man had a British passport stating he was from London but could not verify its authenticity. |
| The SOHR said the man was Muslim and might have been working with Syrian rebels, but could not confirm this. | The SOHR said the man was Muslim and might have been working with Syrian rebels, but could not confirm this. |
| The man was killed along with an US woman and another man, the SOHR said. | The man was killed along with an US woman and another man, the SOHR said. |
| The body of the man thought to be British, which was found in Idlib province, was now with the Syrian regime, a SOHR spokesman added. | |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the claims. We have no verification, but are seeking information. | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the claims. We have no verification, but are seeking information. |
| "The UK has warned for some time against all travel to Syria." | "The UK has warned for some time against all travel to Syria." |
| All British diplomats have been withdrawn from Syria amid the escalating bloodshed between the government forces and rebels. | All British diplomats have been withdrawn from Syria amid the escalating bloodshed between the government forces and rebels. |
| The death is thought to have happened on Wednesday, the same day British doctor Isa Abdur Rahman, 26, a graduate of Imperial College London, was killed in the same area. | The death is thought to have happened on Wednesday, the same day British doctor Isa Abdur Rahman, 26, a graduate of Imperial College London, was killed in the same area. |