100+ Civilian Casualties Reported After Syrian Air Strike On Gas Station



Syrian Air Strike Kills At Least 54: Activists -- Reuters

(Reuters) - At least 54 people were killed when a Syrian air strike hit a fuel station in the northern province of al-Raqqa on Thursday, a British-based violence watchdog said, an area of heavy fighting between government and rebel forces.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of activists across Syria reporting on government violence during the 18-month-old revolt, cited an activist in the region saying that more than 110 people were dead or wounded.

A video published by activists, said to be from al-Raqqa, showed black clouds of smoke rising from the wreckage of the petrol station as bewildered residents examined the scene following the attack by a Syrian air force jet.

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Update: Syrian air strike on petrol station kills dozens, say rebels -- The Guardian

My Comment: 18 months of civil war and 30,000 deaths, I fear that we are now becoming numb to reading stories like the one above.

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