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Syria crisis: Children 'killed in Aleppo school strike' Syria crisis: Children 'killed in Aleppo school strike'
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A Syrian government air strike hit a school in Aleppo and killed at least 18 people, including 10 children, activist monitoring groups say. At least 18 people, including 10 children, have been killed in a Syrian government air strike in the northern city of Aleppo, activist groups say.
The air raid struck Ein Jalout school in the Ansari district of the city on Wednesday morning, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The air raid struck Ein Jalout school in the Ansari district of the city on Wednesday morning, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Activists say it was holding an exhibition of children's artwork.Activists say it was holding an exhibition of children's artwork.
Syria is engulfed in a three-year civil war, which has killed about 150,000 people. Syria is engulfed in a three-year civil war, which is believed to have left about about 150,000 people dead.
Aleppo has been the focus of bitter fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels. Aleppo has been the focus of bitter fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels since 2012.
'Bodies of children''Bodies of children'
Images of the aftermath of Wednesday's attack show classrooms in ruins. Images of the aftermath of Wednesday's attack showed classrooms in ruins.
A video released by opposition activists apparently show the bodies of children wrapped in sheets. A video released by opposition activists apparently showed the bodies of children wrapped in sheets.
The Observatory, which is close to the rebels, put the death toll at 18, including at least 10 children. It said many more people were injured. The Syrian Observatory, a UK-based group, put the death toll at 18, including at least 10 children. It said many more people were injured.
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP most of the children killed were aged 12 or 13. Its director, Rami Abdel Rahman, told the AFP news agency that most of the children killed were aged 12 or 13.
Another activist group, the Aleppo Media Center, said 25 people had been killed, most of them children. A local opposition activist group, the Aleppo Media Center, said 25 people had been killed, most of them children.
The attack comes a day after dozens of people were killed in car bombs and a mortar attack on pro-government districts in Damascus and Homs. The attack comes a day after dozens of people were killed in car bombs and a mortar attack on pro-government districts in the capital, Damascus, and central city of Homs.
Government forces have made gains in the conflict recently, but rebels still control large territories. Government forces have made gains in the conflict recently, but rebels still control large swathes of territory.
Last week the Syrian government announced that it would hold presidential elections on 3 June, a plan denounced by the UN, US and EU. Last week, the Syrian government announced that it would hold presidential elections on 3 June, a plan denounced by the UN, US and EU.