Agence France-Presse in Donetsk

Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when stray military rocket hits intercity bus

Blood stains the ground around the damaged bus after seven women and four men lost their lives in a rocket attack apparently intended for a government checkpoint. Photo: AFP

Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east.

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