Syria says 29 students killed in mortar attack

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Syria says 29 students killed in mortar attack

Associated Press

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Associated Press

In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, residents collect their belongings after their home was damaged due to heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

The Associated Press

In this Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 photo, smoke rises from buildings due to heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say 29 students and a teacher have been killed when a mortar slammed into a school outside Damascus.

The state-run news agency SANA said the children were killed Tuesday. The report blamed terrorists, the term the regime uses for rebels who are fighting to topple the government.

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