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Jefferson23

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Sun Nov 29, 2015, 11:01 AM Nov 2015

Deadly 'Russian airstrike' hits market in Syria's Idlib

At least 44 people killed and scores wounded in air attack on popular marketplace in town of Ariha, activists say.


Local news channel Ariha al-Youm reported cluster bombs were used in the raid [Ariha al-Youm]

29 Nov 2015 12:10


At least 44 people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday in a suspected Russian air strike on a crowded marketplace in Idlib province, activists have told Al Jazeera.

The strikes hit the town of Ariha, which is controlled by the Army of Conquest, a rebel alliance which includes the Nusra Front, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

In addition to the market, several other areas of the town were hit, the group said.

Local news channel Ariha al-Youm reported cluster bombs were used in the raid by a Russian fighter jet.

The pro-opposition Orient TV reported an initial death toll of 40.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/20-killed-russian-air-strike-syrian-market-151129082103978.html

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