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At least three people have been killed and many more injured in a rebel rocket attack on a hospital in the city of Aleppo, according to Syrian state media.
The attack on Tuesday adds to a toll of more than 250 people killed in less than two weeks in both government- and rebel-held parts of the city.
Syria’s Ikhbariya news said three women had been killed and 17 injured inside the hospital in the Muhafaza neighbourhood.
“[Dozens] martyred and wounded in rockets fired by terrorists at al-Dabit Hospital,” a news flash carried on state TV said.
The army said rebels had launched a widespread attack on civilian areas and hitting the hospital.
It accused groups including al-Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham and Jaish al-Islam of being behind the attack.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported casualties at the hospital, adding that the building had been heavily damaged.
The UK-based group said rebel shelling of government-held areas of Aleppo on Tuesday had killed at least 19 people, including three children.
Government forces carried out air strikes rebel-held areas, including the Sakkour neighbourhood.
