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| Ukraine crisis: Shell kills four at Donetsk school | Ukraine crisis: Shell kills four at Donetsk school |
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| A shell has killed four people at a school in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on the first day of classes, officials and witnesses say. | A shell has killed four people at a school in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on the first day of classes, officials and witnesses say. |
| Another six people died when a minibus was hit elsewhere in Donetsk. | Another six people died when a minibus was hit elsewhere in Donetsk. |
| No children were apparently hurt when the school playground was shelled but a biology teacher and a parent were among the dead, witnesses told Reuters. | |
| The school is 4km (2.5 miles) from Donetsk airport, where rebels have clashed with Ukrainian troops. | The school is 4km (2.5 miles) from Donetsk airport, where rebels have clashed with Ukrainian troops. |
| A fragile ceasefire has been in place in eastern Ukraine since 5 September but the truce has frequently been violated. | A fragile ceasefire has been in place in eastern Ukraine since 5 September but the truce has frequently been violated. |
| Pupils had only returned to school on Wednesday after the start of the school year was postponed by a month because of the fighting. | Pupils had only returned to school on Wednesday after the start of the school year was postponed by a month because of the fighting. |
| Many children had been moved to safer areas while the fighting was at its heaviest, but although clashes have continued since the ceasefire was declared, the violence has been less widespread. | |
| Rebel forces control of much of Donetsk and have launched several attempts to capture the airport to the north-west of the city in recent weeks. | |
| Well over 200 people were at school number 57 in the Kievsky district when the playground was shelled, including 70 children. Although the school's windows shattered, none of the children was reported hurt. | |
| Another shell hit a minibus at a bus stop a few streets away from the school and a Reuters reporter described seeing six bodies inside the vehicle. | |
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