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| Syria: Deadly air strike 'hits Damascus petrol station' | Syria: Deadly air strike 'hits Damascus petrol station' |
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| Dozens of people have been killed by an air strike on a petrol station in the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, activists say. | Dozens of people have been killed by an air strike on a petrol station in the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, activists say. |
| Damascus residents say they saw burning bodies and horrific scenes after the air strike in Mleiha district. | Damascus residents say they saw burning bodies and horrific scenes after the air strike in Mleiha district. |
| Unverified reports from activists suggested 70 people had been killed. | Unverified reports from activists suggested 70 people had been killed. |
| The UN's human rights chief said a new study suggested more than 60,000 had died since the start of the uprising, many more than activists have claimed. | The UN's human rights chief said a new study suggested more than 60,000 had died since the start of the uprising, many more than activists have claimed. |
| Navi Pillay said in a statement that the number of casualties was "truly shocking". | Navi Pillay said in a statement that the number of casualties was "truly shocking". |
| Huge explosion | Huge explosion |
| Activists posted video footage online purporting to show the latest air strike. | Activists posted video footage online purporting to show the latest air strike. |
| It featured charred bodies and burnt-out vehicles. | It featured charred bodies and burnt-out vehicles. |
| The reported death toll ranged from about 30 to 70. The figures could not be verified. | The reported death toll ranged from about 30 to 70. The figures could not be verified. |
| One activist told Reuters news agency that the warplane had attacked the petrol station as a consignment of fuel arrived. | One activist told Reuters news agency that the warplane had attacked the petrol station as a consignment of fuel arrived. |
| The BBC's Lina Sinjab in Damascus says Mleiha is not an opposition stronghold, and civilians appear to have borne the brunt of the attack. | The BBC's Lina Sinjab in Damascus says Mleiha is not an opposition stronghold, and civilians appear to have borne the brunt of the attack. |
| Many of the killed or injured are women and children, she says. | Many of the killed or injured are women and children, she says. |
| Syria is in the grip of chronic fuel shortages, and motorists often wait for hours in queues at petrol stations. | Syria is in the grip of chronic fuel shortages, and motorists often wait for hours in queues at petrol stations. |
| Activists told the Associated Press that a single missile had struck the station. | Activists told the Associated Press that a single missile had struck the station. |
| The strike sparked a huge explosion that engulfed vehicles that had been waiting in line. | The strike sparked a huge explosion that engulfed vehicles that had been waiting in line. |
| Ms Pillay said an "exhaustive" study of all deaths between 15 March 2011 and 30 November 2012 showed 59,648 had been killed between those dates. | Ms Pillay said an "exhaustive" study of all deaths between 15 March 2011 and 30 November 2012 showed 59,648 had been killed between those dates. |
| "Given there has been no let-up in the conflict since the end of November, we can assume that more than 60,000 people have been killed by the beginning of 2013," she said. | "Given there has been no let-up in the conflict since the end of November, we can assume that more than 60,000 people have been killed by the beginning of 2013," she said. |
| Opposition groups had put the figure at 44,000. | Opposition groups had put the figure at 44,000. |