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14 killed in Syria regime strike on Aleppo: civil defence

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AFP Aleppo
At least 14 civilian were killed in a Syrian regime strike on a hospital and nearby residential building in the rebel-held eastern city of Aleppo, civil defence volunteers known as the White Helmets have said.

The volunteers told AFP late last night: "At least 14 persons, were killed tonight by airstrikes targeting al Quds Hospital and a nearby residential building in al Sukkari neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the raids were carried out by "regime airplanes".

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First Published: Apr 28 2016 | 3:07 AM IST

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