Rebel rocket fire in Aleppo kills twelve civilians: Syrian state news

Published March 23rd, 2015 - 01:11 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A number of civilians were killed in rebel rocket attacks that hit residential areas in Aleppo city on Monday.

Rocket shells fired by terrorists fell in al-Jamiliyeh neighborhood and Baroun Street, killing twelve civilians, most of them are children, a source at the Police Command of Aleppo told SANA.

Thirty other civilians were reported injured, while public and private properties in the sites sustained damage.

A source at Aleppo Health Directorate told SANA that most of the injured were children, noting that some of them are in critical condition.

By Qabas H. Said

 Editor's note: This article has been edited from the source material

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