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Beirut A second hostage has died after being abducted by the Islamic State group in southern Syria last month, a journalist in the area and a monitor said Thursday. The 65-year-old Syrian woman was among more than 30 people seized by IS two weeks ago as it unleashed a violent attack against the Druze minority of Sweida province. IS has been in talks with Syria's government and its ally Russia to swap the hostages for militants held by the regime. The ultra-conservative group beheaded one of them, a 19-year-old male student, last week. (AFP)
