ALEPPO, (ST)- Death toll of Friday’s terrorist rocket attacks which targeted residential neighborhoods in Aleppo rose to 48, most of them were children and women, according to medical sources at Aleppo Health Directorate.
More than 331 people were also injured in the attacks. 25 of them are in critical condition, the sources told SANA reporter on Saturday.
The terrorist groups yesterday randomly targeted the residential neighborhoods of al-Furqan, al-Fayed and al-Midan as well as the university dormitories with tens of rockets in violation of the announced truce. The attacks claimed the lives of tens of innocent people, injured hundreds and cause heavy material damage to people’s houses and properties.
Rocket attacks Renewed
Today, the terrorists’ heavy rocket fire targeting areas surrounding the Municipal Palace in Aleppo, causing huge material damage to the buildings as well as to private and public properties, a source at Aleppo Police Command said.
Mohammad Marwan Olabi, Aleppo Governor visited al-Furqan district to inspect the damage. He announced that financial compensation will be immediately paid to the families of the victims and to people who suffered material losses.
The situation in Aleppo and the surrounding areas has deteriorated as terrorist organizations, including al-Nusra Front and its affiliated groups, have been intensifying shelling against the city’s residential districts over the past weeks, giving no heed to the cessation of hostilities agreement. The shelling led to the martyrdom of scores of innocent people, wounded hundreds of others and caused huge destruction to public and private properties in the targeted districts.
Syria repeatedly informed the United Nations and the Security Council about the terrorists’ crimes in Aleppo and other Syrian cities and urged deterrent action against the terrorist groups and their supporters, but the international community has so far done nothing about this.
Hamda Mustafa