Dozens killed by air strike at Syrian fuel station

20/09/12 16:54 CET

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At least 54 people have been killed and dozens seriously injured by an explosion in Northern Syria.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that the blast hit a fuel station in the Al-Raqqa province and that more than 110 people are among the dead and wounded.

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