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| Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp kills and wounds dozens of people, opposition activists say | Syria conflict: Air strike on refugee camp kills and wounds dozens of people, opposition activists say |
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| An air strike on a refugee camp in northern Syria has killed and wounded dozens of people, opposition activists have said. | An air strike on a refugee camp in northern Syria has killed and wounded dozens of people, opposition activists have said. |
| The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said a camp near Sarmada near the Turkish border was hit on Thursday afternoon. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said a camp near Sarmada near the Turkish border was hit on Thursday afternoon. |
| It is not immediately clear who carried out the attack and there is no breakdown of casualties so far. | It is not immediately clear who carried out the attack and there is no breakdown of casualties so far. |
| Footage taken at the scene shows first responders extinguishing fires which have erupted in the impacted zone. | |
| A photo posted on the opposition group, Local Coordination Committees' Facebook page shows at least a dozen tents burned to the ground. | |
| It comes as a 48-hour ceasefire in the city of Aleppo - around27 miles from Sarmada - between the Syrian army and rebels was scheduled to begin on Thursday morning (Wednesday evening UK time). | |
| The Syrian government's bombing campaign in the country's largest city has been described as "the worst" in the five-year conflict by the UN's political chief Jerffrey Feltman. | |
| Aleppo has been overrun by Bashar al Assad's forces in recent weeks as they aim to gain control of the last bit of the city in rebel hands. 280 civilians have been killed so far. | |
| But despite relative calm in Aleppo dozens more people have been killed in suicide bombs across the country, including 10 people in Homs - the country's third largest city. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | |
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