BBC: Syria war: '250 killed' in Eastern Ghouta bombardment
The death toll from two days of bombing by Syria's government of a rebel-held area has risen to 250, reports say.
It is the worst violence in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus since 2013, according to activists. More than 50 children are among the dead, they say.
The UN has warned that the situation is "spiralling out of control".
Meanwhile the Damascus government has sent forces to confront Turkish troops who have crossed the border to push back the Kurds in northern Syria.
The Syrian military has not commented on the reports from the Eastern Ghouta, but said it carried out "precision strikes" on areas from which the shells were launched.
A UN spokesperson said at least six hospitals had been hit in the area on Monday and Tuesday.
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