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"At least 25 children are dead after a government plane bombed an elementary school in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday.\nThe children died when Syrian forces dropped a \"barrel bomb\" on a school in the rebel-held city, the AP reported, citing activists, on the day an exhibit of their art depicting the Syrian war was set to open.\nBarrel bombs are essentially oil drums packed to the brim with shrapnel, nails and explosives; they have been systematically deployed against Syria's civilian population, and \"tend to create larger zones of building destruction,\" according to Human Rights Watch.\nA video posted online \u2014 which the AP says \"appeared genuine\" \u2014 appears to show the children's art being displayed, as pools of blood dry amongst the rubble.\nWarning: The following video contains graphic content.\n\n\u201CThese are terrorists!\u201D a man cries in one video, The New York Times reported, as another cries, \u201CFive years old!\u201D\n\u201CEvery day, across Syria, children who are simply trying to go about their everyday lives are being killed and maimed by indiscriminate attacks on populated areas\u201D, Maria Calivis, UNICEF's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, told The Times\n\u201CThese attacks appear to be escalating, in complete disregard of all the calls that have been made to stop this insane cycle of violence, and to avoid similar breaches of international law.\u201D\nView photos of the children's art work, taken as screenshots from the YouTube video, below:\n\n\nSyria School Children Art\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA soldier wearing a Syrian Army uniform stands with his tank.\n\n\nImage: ShaamNetwork S.N.N/YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA bird holding a Syrian flag flies in front of a building that sports America's flag.\n\n\nImage: ShaamNetwork S.N.N/YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA plane is seen bombing a building.\n\n\nImage: ShaamNetwork S.N.N/YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA plane flies over a girl and her pet rabbit.\n\n\nImage: ShaamNetwork S.N.N/YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn a ghastly drawing, militants are seen shooting a young girl in a pit of skulls. Another is seen holding a decapitated head. A missile is dropping on the scene from above. The girl appears to be saying, \"Syria will still free.\"\nCBS News reported the quote in the young girl's speech bubble.\n\nImage: ShaamNetwork S.N.N/YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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