City’s famed quarter burns in Syrian strife
Aleppo’s market, other sites in line of fire
Posted: September 30, 2012 at 4:13 a.m.
In this video image, fire consumes an ancient market in Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday after pitched battles between government troops and rebel fighters.
Fire swept through the old central souk, or marketplace, of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, damaging a vast and well-preserved labyrinth of medieval storehouses, shops, schools and ornate courtyards as fierce clashes between security forces and insurgents vowing to carry out a “decisive battle” for the city continued.
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