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Airstrike on north Syria jail run by al-Qaida kills 39

Airstrike on north Syria jail run by al-Qaida kills 39

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

This photo released on Sunday, December 13, 2015 by the Douma Revolution News Network on their Facebook page, shows Syrians trying to extinguish fire that was caused by Syrian government aerial bombardment on the Damascus suburb of Douma, Syria. Photo: via AP

DAMASCUS: Activists are reporting that an airstrike on a prison run by al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria of the country has killed at least 39.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 39 people were killed, including many fighters from the Nusra Front as well as detainees in the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan. The Local Coordination Committees, another activist group, said the airstrike killed 51. Conflicting figures are common in the aftermath of airstrikes in Syria. The Observatory said the warplanes fired four missiles that hit the Islamic court that includes a jail as well as a nearby road linking the court with a market.