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Syrian helicopter gunships bombarded al-Hajar al-Aswad district in Damascus, opposition group says.

Last modified: 25 Jul 2012 12:29

Syrian helicopter gunships on Wednesday bombarded the district of al-Hajar al-Aswad in Damascus, an opposition group said.

President Bashar al-Assad's forces also used artillery in the attack on the district located in the south of the capital, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It gave no casualty figures. [DPA]