Rocket attacks in Syria kill 21 civilians

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Last Updated : Apr 17 2014 | 9:43 PM IST

At least 21 civilians, including two children, were killed and 80 injured Thursday in rebel shelling in some districts of Aleppo in Syria, a media report said.

The residential neighbourhoods of Sulaimaniyeh, Midan and Maysalun in Aleppo were targeted by the rocket shells, SANA news agency reported.

Some of the injured are in critical condition, the report said.

According to an earlier report, seven civilians including two children were killed and 30 injured.

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First Published: Apr 17 2014 | 9:32 PM IST

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