‘At least five children killed’ in Aleppo air strikes near school and hospital

At least five children were killed in air strikes near a school and a children国产视频檚 hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo today, according to聽reports.

The attacks killed more than 20 people and聽were carried out by Russian or Syrian jets, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, medical staff and emergency workers.聽They came on the second day of renewed聽bombing, part of escalated action by the Syrian government and its allies.聽

The Observatory 国产视频� a British-based monitoring group 国产视频撀燼nd residents said the east of Aleppo聽was hit by rocket strikes by jets, barrel bombs dropped from helicopters and artillery fired by government forces.

国产视频淭he helicopters won国产视频檛 stop for a single moment,国产视频� Bebars Mishal, a civil defence worker in the聽rebel-held part of the city, told the Reuters news agency. 国产视频淩ight now, the bombing won国产视频檛 let up.国产视频�

The bombing hit the surroundings of a children国产视频檚 hospital in the Shaar neighbourhood and of a school in the Salah al-Din neighbourhood, the Observatory said.

国产视频淲e woke up to the bombing and until now, the warplanes and helicopters are running,国产视频� said Modar Shekho, a nurse in eastern Aleppo. 国产视频淭he Shaar neighbourhood was burned down between yesterday and today.国产视频�

Many children have been killed during recent attacks聽in Aleppo and other Syrian towns and cities.

At least聽six children died on November 6killed 22 children and six teachersshould be investigated as a war crimefive children were killed聽and 15 wounded聽when a primary school in the southern city of Daraa was hit by rockets on October 11.

Russia today聽denied that its jets struck Aleppo in the renewed wave of bombardment. It says it is sticking to a moratorium on strikes in the city