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VIDEO :At Least 20 Killed, Some 60 Injured in Shelling of Aleppo

Sat Oct 1, 2016 12:08:58

20 people were killed and over 60 civilians were injured after he radical extremists shelled Syrian Aleppo's residential areas, including the city's districts of Midan, Azizia and Villat, according to a medical source.

At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 people were injured in a Friday mortar attack carried out by militants in the Syrian northern city of Aleppo, a medical source announced.

Earlier in the day, the radical extremists shelled Aleppo's residential areas, including the city's districts of Midan, Azizia and Villat. "By the moment 20 people are killed. Over 60 civilians are injured," the source said, speaking about the casualties.

Fighting in Aleppo has escalated over the past few weeks, with the Syrian army and local militia forces having managed to encircle large groups of militants in eastern districts of Aleppo.

 

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