Syrian rocket destroys 3 buildings, kills 20, activists say

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  Aleppo Media Center via AFP - Getty ImagesSyrians inspect destruction following an apparent surface-to-surface missile strike on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Feb. 19.  The attack killed at least 20 people and another 25 were missing, opposition activists said on Tuesday. The missile was identified from its remains as a Scud-type rocket that government forces have increasingly used in areas under opposition control in the province of Aleppo and in the province of Deir a-Zor to the east, they said.Hamid Khatib / ReutersA member of the Free Syrian Army along with civilians search for survivors after a Syrian army rocket attack on the rebel-held Jabal Badro district in the city of Aleppo, on Feb. 19.Slideshow: Syria uprisingA look back at the conflict that has overtaken the country.Launch slideshowReuters -- A Syrian army rocket attack on a rebel-held district in the city of Aleppo  killed at least 20 people and another 25 were missing, opposition activists said  on Tuesday.

The missile was identified from its remains as a Scud-type rocket that  government forces have increasingly used in areas under opposition control in  the province of Aleppo and in the province of Deir a-Zor to the east, they  said.

"The rocket brought down three adjacent buildings in Jabal Badro district.  The bodies are being dug up gradually. Some, including children, have died in  hospitals," Mohammad Nour said by phone from Aleppo. He said testimony from  survivors indicated that 25 people were still under the rubble.

Continue reading.Hamid Khatib / ReutersA member of the Free Syrian Army sits near where a Syrian army rocket attack took place at the rebel-held Jabal Badro district in the city of Aleppo, on Feb. 19.Amateur video from Aleppo, Syria, captures the scene of an alleged rocket attack by Syrian forces that left at least 20 people dead. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. Follow @NBCNewsPictures  

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