Barrel bombs claim lives of 15 civilians at wake for children killed in Aleppo airstrikes

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Barrel bombs claim lives of 15 civilians at wake for children killed in Aleppo airstrikes
Injured were rushed to field hospitals while civilians remain trapped under debris.
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    By Fiona KeatingAugust 27, 2016 16:14 BST



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Syrian activists say many civilians have been killed when suspected government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on a wake held for children who died in earlier airstrikes in rebel-held Aleppo.

Hospital officials in Aleppo say the death toll from the two barrel bombs dropped Saturday, 27 August in the Bab al-Nairab neighborhood is likely to rise, according to an AP report.
Helicopters reportedly dropped the barrel bombs in the assault, which killed 15 members of the same family, Nagib al-Ansarit told Andalou news agency.

The local Shabha Press news agency gave a higher number of casualties, saying that 23 people were killed in Saturday's attack. The strikes on Saturday were blamed on militia loyal to the regime of President Bashar al Assad, according toDeutsche Welle.

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