Deadly air strike on Syria refugee camp kills dozens

May 05, 2016 22:39

Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in an air strike on a refugee camp in northern Syria, BBC reported.

Images on social media showed tents destroyed at the al-Camouna camp near Sarmada in Idlib province, close to the Turkish border.

Some reports say the attack was by Syrian or Russian war planes but this has not been confirmed.

The strike comes a day after the extension of a truce was confirmed.

The Syrian military and non-jihadist rebel forces had agreed to a cessation of hostilities around the the city of Aleppo, following pressure from the US and Russia.

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