'Dozens killed' in rebel rocket attack on hospital in Syria

A rebel rocket attack on a hospital in Aleppo has killed dozens of people, Syrian state TV reports.

The latest airstrike comes days after an attack on a clinic in a rebel-held part of Aleppo killed 27 medical staff and patients, including Dr Muhammad Maaz, one of the last paediatricians in the area.

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Three children among dead in Aleppo hospital strike

At least 19 people, including three children, have been killed in rebel airstrikes on government-held areas of Aleppo.

That death toll is likely to rise, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Around 80 people have been injured, many seriously, with a hospital among the buildings hit by rocket fire.

'Dozens killed' in rebel rocket attack on hospital in Syria

The al-Dabit hospital in Aleppo that was hit on Tuesday morning, posted by the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross Credit: @ICRC_sy

A rebel rocket attack on a hospital in Aleppo has killed dozens of people, Syrian state TV reports.

"(Dozens) martyred and wounded in rockets fired by terrorists at al-Dabit Hospital," a news flash said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the hospital, in a government-held part of the city, has been heavily damaged.

The latest airstrike comes days after an attack on a clinic in a rebel-held part of Aleppo killed 27 medical staff and patients, including Dr Muhammad Maaz, one of the last paediatricians in the area.

More than 250 people have died in shellings and airstrikes in Aleppo over the past 10 days, according to the Observatory.

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