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Even Aleppo’s underground schools are closed as 100,000 children miss education

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By Agence France-Presse

Bunker-busting bombs are putting children in so much danger in Syria国产视频檚 Aleppo that they won国产视频檛 even be able to return to underground schools when classes resume this weekend, a charity said today.

The 国产视频渇erocious assault国产视频 on Aleppo could deprive almost 100,000 school-age children of an education, said Save the Children, which supports 13 schools in the northern battleground city, including eight underground.

The United States has accused Russia of using 国产视频渋ncendiary bunker-busting bombs国产视频 in a week-long aerial assault on the city国产视频檚 rebel-held east in support of Syria国产视频檚 President Bashar al-Assad.

The Kremlin said yesterday it would press on with its bombing campaign, blaming the surge in violence on Washington国产视频檚 failure to control rebels in Aleppo and insisting Syrian forces were battling 国产视频渢errorists国产视频.

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Save the Children said the use of the 国产视频渆arthquake bombs国产视频 which burrow four to five metres (yards) into the ground before exploding meant even underground schools were unsafe.

国产视频淪chools in eastern Aleppo were due to re-open for the new school year tomorrow 国产视频 but as the city continues to suffer a ferocious assault they will remain closed, depriving almost 100,000 school-age children of an education, while they continue in fear for their lives,国产视频 it said in a statement.

The bunker-busting bombs are used to penetrate hardened targets such as underground military headquarters, leaving victims entombed in rubble.

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Rescuers search in the rubble for survivors of a bombing in Aleppo

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国产视频淧arents are afraid to send their children to school because everything is targeted,国产视频 said a school principal in eastern Aleppo only identified as Omar.

国产视频淭he students are also suffering on all levels, you see them barely walking, dragging themselves, which makes them unable to focus on the learning and studying,国产视频 Save the Children quoted him as saying.

国产视频淩egarding the bunker buster bombs, of course only hearing the sound creates a state of terror and panic that is not like anything else.

国产视频淭he immense power of destruction is the most important, it can destroy underground shelters and basements and the buildings get totally destroyed, not just partially.国产视频

Save the Children said more than 300 children have been killed or wounded in eastern Aleppo in the past five days.

国产视频淲e are not going to school because the airplanes bomb any gathering,国产视频 said 12-year-old Amjad.

国产视频淲hen the plane comes we sit on the floor, afraid that things might fall above us. One of my friends died in the bombing 国产视频 he was my best friend.

国产视频淚 love to go to school to study and I wish I could become a civil engineer to rebuild the houses that were destroyed,国产视频 he said, quoted by the charity.

Even before the latest escalation, school enrolments in Aleppo had fallen to as low as 6%, said Save the Children.

国产视频淲e国产视频檙e now more likely to see children being pulled from the rubble or treated on the floor of a hospital than sat at a school desk,国产视频 said Nick Finney, Save the Children head for northwest Syria.

国产视频淐hildren deserve the right to play, to learn, to be children.

国产视频淭he use of bunker busting bombs means there is literally nowhere we can keep children safe, and we want to see the use of these weapons investigated as a potential war crime.国产视频

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