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  Eleven people, including several children, died as a result of a gas leak from a factory which also affected nearby houses.  The gas leak occurred in Giaspura, the Ludhiana industrial area in northern Punjab state.  According to Deputy Police Commissioner Ludhiana Surabhi Malik, the cause of the gas leak has yet to be ascertained.  "Eleven killed, four hospitalized. Rescue efforts are still going on, an official said following the tragedy, according to the AFP.  Officials told that the gas may have come from the well and likely formed as a result of a chemical process involving methane.  A gas leak at a garment factory in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh hospitalized more than 100 women in August last year.

  DAMASCUS,  Syria-  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will pay an official visit to Syria next week, according to the Arabic language newspaper.  President Raisi is expected to land in Syria on Wednesday for a two-day visit, according to Damascus-based Al-Watan newspaper. During his visit to Damascus, Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi will meet with Syrian President Bashar al Assad to discuss strategic cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the economic field. If this happens, it will be the Iranian president's first trip to Syria in 12 years.