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Syria airstrike kills 13 in northwest town

Syrian activists say government airstrikes in a small northwestern town on the border with Turkey have killed at least 13 people.

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FP Archives|Mar 02, 2014, 16:12:33 IST

Beirut: Syrian activists say government airstrikes in a small northwestern town on the border with Turkey have killed at least 13 people.Activists of the Idlib News group and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two government air attacks on the town of Kfar Tarakhim in the northwest province of Idlib destroyed residential buildings.[caption id="attachment_1415423" align="alignleft" width="380"]Representational image. Agencies. Representational image. Agencies.[/caption]A video uploaded purporting to show the incident showed men carrying a child with a burnt face out of a blazing building. The video looked authentic and corresponded to Associated Press reporting of the event.The strike occurred yesterday evening. The Observatory reported the death toll today. Syrian forces have been clashing with rebels as they try to retake a military airport and villages in Idlib.Reuters

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First Published:Mar 02, 2014, 16:12:33 IST
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