Turkey condemns Russian air strikes on hospitals, schools in Syria

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Syrian Civil Defence members search on May 31, 2016, for survivors amid the rubble following reported Russian air strikes the previous night on the Syrian northwestern city of Idlib.

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ANKARA (REUTERS) - Turkey condemned Russian air strikes on mosques, hospitals, schools and other civilian buildings in Syria on Thursday (June 9) and said such crimes would not go unpunished.
Russian strikes had been targeting hospitals in the city of Aleppo since Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a statement, describing such actions as inhumane.
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