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Syria Fires Missiles at Aleppo, Killing 141

(Washington Post) Liz Sly - The ballistic missiles struck two densely populated neighborhoods in Aleppo last Friday, leaving scenes of devastation resembling those of an earthquake, with homes pulverized beyond recognition, people torn to shreds in an instant and what had once been thriving communities reduced to mountains of rubble. At least 141 people were killed. Sightings - captured on video - of missiles being fired from bases outside Damascus shortly before the blasts points to them being Scuds. Shells damage apartments and airstrikes demolish buildings, but "Scuds wipe out whole streets," said Col. Abdul Jabbar Akaidi, a senior commander in the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. "You can hide from a shell and you can hide from an airstrike, but you can't hide from a Scud."
2013-02-28 00:00:00
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