Turkish FM: Russia targeting schools, hospitals in Syria

Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday that Russia was targeting schools and hospitals as part of its bombing campaign in Syria.

 

Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Mevlut Cavusoglu put the blame squarely on Moscow for the wave of tens of thousands of people who have arrived at the Turkish border over the past week.

 

“Why do these people have to leave their homes? They stayed there (in Syria) for five years, despite all these terrors from the brutal regime. But because of the Russian bombings – and Russia continues, despite the agreement we made last night, Russia continues bombing the civilians. They killed 16 civilians this morning, they even targeted schools and hospitals as well – therefore these people fleeing, they are fleeing from the Russian bombings,” he said.

 

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