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| Syria: 'Civilians killed' by Aleppo rockets | Syria: 'Civilians killed' by Aleppo rockets |
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| Three missiles have crashed into residential areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 12 civilians, activists say. | Three missiles have crashed into residential areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 12 civilians, activists say. |
| Video footage posted online claims to show the aftermath, with people carrying away the wounded and a wide area reduced to rubble. | Video footage posted online claims to show the aftermath, with people carrying away the wounded and a wide area reduced to rubble. |
| An activist in Aleppo says there are families buried under the rubble in one neighbourhood. | An activist in Aleppo says there are families buried under the rubble in one neighbourhood. |
| The UN says some 70,000 have died since the uprising began in March 2011. | The UN says some 70,000 have died since the uprising began in March 2011. |
| Meanwhile, politicians opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have proposed establishing a government for rebel-held areas. | |
| Opposition umbrella group the Syrian National Coalition, meeting in Cairo, said it would meet again in Istanbul on 2 March to name a prime minister. | |
| 'Horrible sight' | |
| The reasons for the latest attack are unclear, and it is also not clear who launched the missiles. | |
| Earlier this week, activists accused the government forces of targeting other areas of Aleppo with Russian-made Scud-type missiles. | |
| Video footage allegedly of the latest incident shows chaotic scenes, but the darkness of the images makes it difficult to make out the type or size of the rockets. | |
| An activists called Baraa al-Youssef told Reuters news agency that 30 homes had been destroyed by one of the rockets. | |
| "Nothing can describe it, it's a horrible sight," he said. | |
| The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12 bodies had been recovered and more than 50 people had been wounded. |