Armenian school damaged during Aleppo clashes

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, ARMENPRESS: Most Armenian populated Aleppo city's various districts served an arena of clashes on January 31, midday. As Berio National Primacy press secretary told Armenpress, one of Armenian schools located in Ashrafie district was damaged, window glasses were broken. The pupils, moved by security reasons were taken out of the building.

The clashes took place in Ashrafie district, old city's Bab en Nasr, Saba Bahrat, Sebili districts, as well as Bustan Basha district. Fortunately the clashes were not hosted in Armenian populated districts, yet they were pretty close to the site of the incidents. Dwelling on the massacre taken place in Aleppo press secretary stated, the corpses are not yet identified. The victims are in the hands of opposition.

To Armenpress reporter question refer to Aleppo airport opening Reisyan was quoted as saying ''There was no clear news regarding the opening, yet the state is making efforts to re open it''. Press secretary did not confirm the news an Armenian young man Hovsep Abgaryan died days before was brutally murdered and burgled. Reisyan added our young compatriot and three Arabs were killed, one another man was injured by a bullet fired in the direction of the taxi.

According to UN data more than 60 thousand people were killed during 22 months ongoing clashes in Syria, including four dozen Armenians.