October 27, 2016 8:18 AM

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22 children & 6 teachers killed in airstrikes in rebel-held Idlib province of Syria

In Syria, 22 children were killed in air strikes by either Syrian or Russian warplanes in a village in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province. The UN children's agency UNICEF said, six teachers were also killed. The Syrian Civil Defence rescue workers' network said on its Facebook account that the raids hit a residential area and a school in Haas village yesterday.<br/><br/>A report on Syrian state TV quoted a military source as saying a number of militants had been killed when their positions were targeted in Haas, but made no mention of a school. Anthony Lake, the head of the UN children's agency UNICEF said if the attack was deliberate, it is a war crime.

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