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Update: Rebels shelling kills 30 Syrians in Aleppo

Xinhua, June 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least 30 people were killed and 150 others wounded on Monday when rebels fired improvised rockets on residential areas in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, the pro-government Sham FM radio reported.

The rockets slammed into the government-controlled districts of Serian and Faisal in Aleppo, said the report, adding that children were among those killed.

The rockets were fired from the rebel-held Bani Zaid district in Aleppo, the report added.

Meanwhile, Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi slammed the firing as an act of terrorism, which, he said, is supported by the Turkish government, which emerged as one of their main backers of the militant groups in Syria.

Aleppo, Syria's second largest city and once an economic hub, has become carved out between the rebels and the government troops.

Tens of civilians have been killed by similar rebel shelling during the crisis, while the rebels accuse the government troops of shelling rebel-held areas with crude barrel bombs that also killed tens of civilians as well. Endit