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Aleppo's war-scarred citadel damaged in earthquake

A man walks near rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in the old city of Aleppo, Syria February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

The ancient citadel of Aleppo, scarred by Syria's 11-year conflict, suffered further damage in the earthquake that ravaged southern Turkey and northern Syria, a local architect and the Syrian antiquities directorate said.

On Tuesday a pile of rubble near the citadel was all that was left of a structure identified by local architect Mohammed al-Rifaei as the "sheep tower", which he said had stood there until the devastating early morning quake.

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