At least 54 killed in Syria as air strike hits gas station: Activists

September 20 2012 16:53:46

At least 54 killed in Syria as air strike hits gas station: Activists

From online dispatches

Courtesy of IntelCenter shows a still frame from a September 19, 2012 Jabhat al-Nusrah's al-Manarah al-Bayda Foundation release of a 02:51 video allegedly shows a VBIED attack on a gathering of a pro-Assad militia. AFP photo

At least 54 people were killed and scores were injured when a Syrian air strike hit a gas station in the country's al-Raqqa governorate, according to Reuters.

The total number of killed and injured amounted to more than 100 people, Russian RT.com reported.

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