London- The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said no fewer than 12 people were killed in aerial bombings by the Syrian government.
The death toll also included those died from the subsequent crash of a war plane near a market area in north-western Idlib province.
Rami Rahman, Head of the Human Rights, said on Monday in London that the incident took place in Ariha, an area which was captured by rebels in May.
“There were heavy raids on the area of Ariha before the Syrian warplane went down in the centre of the city”, he said.
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Rahman said there was no indication yet if the plane crash was the result of a technical problem or whether it was shot down.
Activists said the fate of the pilot was remained unknown.
Ariha was under the control of al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front and other hard line Islamist brigades. (dpa/NAN)
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