A militants' mortar shell on Monday fell near a school in a town in Hama province, claiming three lives. A source at Hama Police Command told SANA that "Three students were martyred when terrorists fired a mortar shell at al-Rabiya town in the Western part of Hama province," adding that the shell slammed near a school. The state's sectors, including education, are being targeted by terrorism that has attacked hundreds of schools and cadres for three years, claiming the lives of hundreds of students and educational staffs.