At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed in suspected Russian air strikes on a market in a Damascus suburb, witnesses told Al Jazeera:
Baraa, a Syrian activist in Douma, said on Friday that Russian air strikes had hit the Kouatly market in Douma, just outside of the capital. Several people were seriously wounded. “For the past half-an-hour, we have been hearing warplanes roaming above us. The air strikes targeted a busy market around 15 minutes ago,” he said.
“Most of those killed and injured are [adult] women and men. We know those warplanes are Russian because of the type of missiles that were used. “The rebels also have special devices that can intercept signals from approaching warplanes; they are Russian,” Baraa said. An officer from the Douma branch of the Syria Civil Defence department, who wished to remain anonymous, told Al Jazeera that at least three air strikes had targeted residential areas in the suburb within the past hour.
“The air strikes are targeting the centre of Douma, including a market and residential street,” he said. “Not just air strikes – rockets are being launched into the city too. More than 10 people have been killed, including two children, and dozens of others have been injured. “The Syria Civil Defence members are at the scene now trying to rescue the civilians. The death toll is expected to rise,” he told Al Jazeera over the phone.
