20 civilians were killed and scores were injured in terrorist rocket attacks and sniper shooting in Aleppo on Thursday.

20 civilians were killed and scores were injured in terrorist rocket attacks and sniper shooting in Aleppo on Thursday.

A source at Aleppo Police Command told SANA that the terrorists positioned in Bustan al-Qaser neighborhood fired rocket shells on al-Meridian neighborhood in Aleppo city, claiming the lives of a man and his wife, as their house was destroyed while they were inside, and injuring four other civilians.

The source added that a sniper from al-Nusra Front (Qaeda branch in the Levant) terrorist organization positioned in Bustan al-Qaser neighborhood shot on the locals of al-Masharqa neighborhood, leaving two civilians dead.

Also five people, including two children, were killed and 40 others were injured in terrorist rocket attacks on al-Midan and al-Ashrafiyeh  neighborhoods and in the vicinity of Saadallah al-Jabiri Square and al-Qaser al-Baladi (Municipal Palace), according to the source.