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Blast At Syria's Aleppo University Causes Casualties

January 15, 2013

An explosion has hit the university in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, causing casualties.

State television blamed the explosion on "terrorists," a term officials use to refer to rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The report did not specify the number of victims.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 15 people were killed and dozens of others injured.

It said it was not immediately clear whether the blast was the result of a bomb explosion or shelling.

Aleppo University is said to be in territory firmly controlled by the army.

Aleppo is Syria's largest city and has been a major front in the conflict between government troops and rebels since July 2012.

Based on reporting by AP and AFP

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-aleppo-university-casualties/24824621.html

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