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Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 20 killed
Aug 16th, 2012
Syrian fighter jets screamed through the sky Wednesday over this rebel-held town, dropping bombs that leveled the better part of a poor neighborhood and wounded scores of people, many of them women and children buried under piles of rubble. Activists said more than 20 people were killed. (Source: Associated Press) -
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