Aleppo bombardments kill 9 civilians

June 18, 2016 01:25

Barrel bomb attacks and shelling on rebel-held areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo killed at least nine civilians today, the second day of a temporary truce, a monitor said.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the crude explosive devices hit three areas of Aleppo, prompting the rebels to fire rockets into regime-held western parts of the city.

The violence erupted at sunset, breaking the calm that had prevailed throughout the day, the monitor added.

Syrian regime ally Russia had announced a two-day truce in Aleppo, but hours after it took effect yesterday barrel bombs and air strikes hit the eastern side, and rebels retaliated with rockets.

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