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At least 25 killed in fuel tank explosion at clinic in Qamishli, Syria | At least 25 killed in fuel tank explosion at clinic in Qamishli, Syria |
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At least 25 people have been killed by a fuel tank explosion in the Syrian town of Qamishli. | At least 25 people have been killed by a fuel tank explosion in the Syrian town of Qamishli. |
The explosion is reported by state television to have killed at least 25 including children and wounded 30, in the predominately Kurdish northeastern town. | The explosion is reported by state television to have killed at least 25 including children and wounded 30, in the predominately Kurdish northeastern town. |
Juan Mohammed, a Kurdish official in the nearby city of Hassakeh, said the explosion happened in a clinic which was full of children being vaccinated against polio. | Juan Mohammed, a Kurdish official in the nearby city of Hassakeh, said the explosion happened in a clinic which was full of children being vaccinated against polio. |
Mohammed said that a gas cylinder appeared to explode in the clinic, triggering the explosion of an oxygen cylinder nearby. These two blasts were said to lead to a third explosion in the fuel tank, killing 25, including 12 staff. | Mohammed said that a gas cylinder appeared to explode in the clinic, triggering the explosion of an oxygen cylinder nearby. These two blasts were said to lead to a third explosion in the fuel tank, killing 25, including 12 staff. |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said that some others, on top of the 25 reported killed, are in a critical condition. | |
In Aleppo, rebels shelled a government-held neighborhood, killing 12 people, according to Syria's state news agency SANA, or eight, according to The Observatory. | In Aleppo, rebels shelled a government-held neighborhood, killing 12 people, according to Syria's state news agency SANA, or eight, according to The Observatory. |
The shelling in Aleppo came a day after Syrian army airstrikes killed at least 70 people, most of them civilians. Scores were wounded in attacks in Aleppo province. | The shelling in Aleppo came a day after Syrian army airstrikes killed at least 70 people, most of them civilians. Scores were wounded in attacks in Aleppo province. |
Additional reporting AP | Additional reporting AP |
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