Syria University blast kills at least 82

82 people we killed and over 150 others wounded after twin blasts ripped through a university in Syria’s second largest city Aleppo on Tuesday, January 15. Conflicting reports about the cause of the explosion underscore the tension in this battleground city. Opposition activists say government jets carried out an air strike while a military official says the blast was caused by rebels fired ground-to-air missiles. According to the state news agency SANA the blast occurred on the first day of exams, most of those affected were students. The education minister called for a nationwide “day of mourning” on Wednesday and with President Bashar al-Assad ordering the “immediate rebuilding of damaged parts of the university.”


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