42 killed in raids on Aleppo mosque

In Syria, at least 42 people were killed and more than 100 injured in air raids on a village mosque in Aleppo province. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the raids by unidentified warplanes yesterday targeted the mosque during evening prayers. 

Many were still trapped under the



collapsed mosque in the village of Al-Jineh, just over 30 kilometres west of Aleppo. Rescue teams were on-site trying to pull people from the rubble. 

More than 320,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began six years ago with anti-government protests.