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Bus hit in Syria in regime strike, 10 civilians dead

The Castello road, where a bus was also hit by regime bombing raids, is a key rebel supply route out of divided Aleppo

Iraqi security forces and allied Popular Mobilization forces fire artillery during fight against Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraq

Iraqi security forces and allied Popular Mobilization forces fire artillery during fight against Islamic State militants in Fallujah, Iraq

AFPPTI Aleppo
Ten civilians were killed near Aleppo on Friday when regime air raids hit a bus travelling on a key road out of the embattled northern Syrian city, the civil defence said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group, also reported intense raids on the road but gave a lower toll of eight civilians killed.

The Castello road, where a bus was also hit by regime bombing raids on Wednesday, is a key rebel supply route out of divided Aleppo.

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First Published: Jun 03 2016 | 1:07 PM IST

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