(Previous Incident Codes: R1142RS1253)

Up to ten civilians died and as many as 20 more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Bustan al Qasr, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible.

According to Shahed-ayan, “warplanes and artillery shelling in Bustan Al-Qaser killed 10 people and wounded others. The civil defense lifted the bodies from the rubble and took the wounded to hospitals.”

Baladi also blamed “warplanes and artillery shelling”, which it said wounded “more than 20” civilians in addition to ten killed.

Syria News Desk reported that “one civilian was killed and three others wounded following a Russian strike using vacuum missiles on Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood.”

The Smart News Agency and LCCSY also pointed to Russia an

Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.

d put the death toll at two.

However, both the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights attributed the attack to the regime – putting the death count at four and three respectively.

Fouadhallak alleged the culprit was “Russian/Syrian warplanes”.