Syrian fighter jets have bombarded suburbs of eastern Damascus, continuing the air raids launched on Sunni Muslim neighbourhoods in the capital since a UN-brokered ceasefire was due to begin.
There were large explosions and plumes of smoke as Russian-made warplanes hit the adjacent suburbs of Irbin, Harasta and Zamalka, opposition activists said.
Damascus is ringed by Sunni districts that have played a major role in the revolt against President Bashar al Assad, in which an estimated 32,000 people have been killed.
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