Syrian activists: Airstrikes hit east of Damascus, kill 23

March 31, 2016 21:00

Airstrikes hit near a school and a hospital east of the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least 23 people in one of the deadliest incidents since a partial cease-fire came into effect in the war-torn country

more than a month ago, pro-opposition activists said today.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the casualties were caused by a series of airstrikes that struck the rebel-held town of Deir al-Asafir, which lies east of Damascus in an area known as Eastern Ghouta.

Four children and a civil defense worker were among the victims, the Observatory said. The Local Coordination Committees, another opposition activist group, put the death toll from the airstrikes at 17.

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