Middle East

Syria 'vacuum bombs' kill civilians in Douma

Witnesses report Damascus suburb shelled by brutal military explosive designed to decimate urban areas.
Last Modified: 25 Feb 2013 19:30

Several people have reportedly been killed in an air campaign in Douma in the outskirts of Damascus.

Witnesses claimed they were shelled by "vacuum bombs", a brutal type of explosive used to decimate urban areas.

Al Jazeera's Nick Toksvig reports.

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