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| Dozens of casualties in rebel rocket attack on Aleppo hospital – state media | Dozens of casualties in rebel rocket attack on Aleppo hospital – state media |
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| Dozens of people have been killed and injured in a rocket attack on a hospital in the contested Syrian city of Aleppo, state media reported. | Dozens of people have been killed and injured in a rocket attack on a hospital in the contested Syrian city of Aleppo, state media reported. |
| The hospital, which was under the control of government forces, was targeted by a radical rebel group, Syrian state TV reported. The facility is said to be ruined after the attack. | The hospital, which was under the control of government forces, was targeted by a radical rebel group, Syrian state TV reported. The facility is said to be ruined after the attack. |
| "(Dozens) martyred and wounded in rockets fired by terrorists at al-Dabit Hospital," a news flash carried on state TV said, as cited by Reuters. | "(Dozens) martyred and wounded in rockets fired by terrorists at al-Dabit Hospital," a news flash carried on state TV said, as cited by Reuters. |
| Figures given for the number of casualties have varied. State-run Iikhbariya TV said three women were killed and 17 people injured. RIA Novosti cited a source in the pro-government militia based in Aleppo as reporting over a dozen people killed. | |
| A similar figure was cited by the Sana news agency, which reported 11 fatalities. | |
| Last week, another hospital in Aleppo was targeted by an airstrike, which was blamed on the government forces. The Syrian government denied the accusation, however. | |
| READ MORE: 14 killed in hospital strike in Syria's Aleppo while UN's de Mistura urges to protect ceasefire | |
| The Syrian army said it was responding to the attack with “appropriate measures.” | The Syrian army said it was responding to the attack with “appropriate measures.” |
| Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities, remains a hotspot, with different parts of the city held by various groups. The Islamist Al Nusra Front, which does not observe the US and Russia-negotiated ceasefire, is accused of staging attacks on both government forces and rebel groups to derail the truce. | Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities, remains a hotspot, with different parts of the city held by various groups. The Islamist Al Nusra Front, which does not observe the US and Russia-negotiated ceasefire, is accused of staging attacks on both government forces and rebel groups to derail the truce. |