Rocket From Rebel Area Hits Bus, Killing Civilians
January 14 2015
A passenger bus has come under heavy fire in eastern Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said a rocket hit the civilian bus traveling south of the insurgent-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, reports the Voice of America News.
Ten or 11 were killed, according to various accounts.
Another 13 people were injured when a Grad multiple rocket launcher was fired from rebel territory at a military checkpoint near the town of Volnovakha.
The defense minister of...
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