Syrian government airstrikes kill 82 people

Syrian activists condemned airstrikes reportedly carried out by the government, which killed 82 people in Douma, near Damascus.

The airstrikes were condemned as “an official massacre that was carried out deliberately,” by Rami Abdurrahman the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

He said missiles from warplanes struck the busy market place, and as people gathered to help the injured, more strikes followed. Hundreds are thought to have been injured. An earlier airstrike on Wednesday reportedly killed 37 people, including 4 children.

See more from the BBC here and the Guardian here.

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