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Turkey says five killed in hospital shelling in Syria's Idlib

21 March 2021 - 13:48 By Reuters
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Artillery attack by Damascus-backed forces on a hospital killed 5.
Artillery attack by Damascus-backed forces on a hospital killed 5.
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Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday five people were killed and 10 injured in an artillery attack by Damascus-backed forces on a hospital in the northeast Idlib region, where Turkish and local allied forces hold territory.

The shelling in the town of Al Atarib killed one child, the ministry said on Twitter. 

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