ANKARA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Russia on Monday for bombings in Syria that have forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee, suggesting they were in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution that Moscow signed in December.
Speaking during a visit to Ankara, Merkel said she was "appalled" and "shocked" by the suffering in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which she blamed on bomb attacks originating primarily from the Russian side in support of the Syrian government.
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