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Eugene

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Thu Mar 28, 2013, 09:27 AM Mar 2013

Syria crisis: University of Damascus hit by mortars

Source: BBC

28 March 2013 Last updated at 13:22 GMT

Syria crisis: University of Damascus hit by mortars

Mortar fire has hit the University of Damascus, killing 12 students, Syrian state TV says.

The channel blamed rebels for the attack, saying a number of people had also been injured.

It said the mortars had hit the university's faculty of architecture.

The Syrian capital is in the grip of heavy fighting between government and rebel forces, who have recently intensified the use of mortars in the city, correspondents say.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21964299
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