The Armenian neighborhoods of Aleppo came under rocket attack of the opposition militants on Wednesday, reports, quoting its sources in Aleppo.
According to the source, the rockets fell in the area adjunct to the Armenian Evangelical Church in Aleppo. Head of the Armenian Evangelical community of Aleppo, Rev. Harutyun Selimyan confirmed no fatalities were reported.
He said there were children taking exams at the school at the moment of the attack. “They were lucky to survive,” Rev. Harutyun Selimyan said. He added, however, that the attack had caused serious material damages.
Other districts of Aleppo were also targeted by militants. Six were killed, dozens were wounded.
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