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Civilians Injured After Missiles Hit Kafrbatna in East Damascus

More than a dozen civilians were injured after missiles hit the town of Kafrbatna, located in East Damascus, in Syria on October 20.

In this video, people run through smoke and dust to the site of an airstrike in Kafrbatna. A second video shows injured people being carried to an ambulance.

The local Civil Defense Force, also known as the White Helmets, said a child was killed and more than a dozen people injured by mortar strikes and surface-to-surface missiles fired at the city.

Multiple airstrikes hit the city, according to Qasioun News, which published a video of the strikes in which a mosque on the eastern edge of Kafrbatna is visible. Credit: YouTube/Ghouta Media Center via Storyful