(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) United Nations Safar 19 1437 Dec 1 2015 SPA -- An airstrike on a water-treatment plant in Syria last Thursday cut water supplies for 3.5 million people and while pumping has been partly restored 1.4 million still have reduced supply the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) Syria chief said Tuesday.
"In Syria the rules of war including those meant to protect vital civilian infrastructure continue to be broken on a daily basis" Hanaa Singer said in a statement. "The airstrike which reportedly hit al-Khafseh water-treatment plant in the northern city of Aleppo last Thursday is a particularly alarming example."
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