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Reports: 56 People, Including Children, Killed in Syrian Gov’t Bombing in Eastern Ghouta

HeadlineMar 21, 2018

In Syria, the rescue volunteers known as the White Helmets say at least 56 people have been killed in recent days by Syrian and Russian airstrikes against Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital Damascus. Among the reported victims were 16 children and four women who had taken shelter in a school, which was reportedly hit with an airstrike on Monday night.

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