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Urgent: Mortar attack in Damascus injures 22 schoolchildren, kills teacher

Xinhua, May 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

A mortar shell slammed into a school in an upscale neighborhood in the capital Damascus Wednesday, injuring 22 students and killing one female teacher, the official Syrian TV reported. Endit