Syria bombs Palestinian Refugee Camp: Dozens feared dead.
A bomb dropped by a Syrian air force jet killed and wounded scores of Palestinians on Sunday in the largest refugee camp in Damascus, sending thousands of residents fleeing for other areas of the capital now besieged by civil war.
The exodus has sparked fears that the flood of refugees into neighbouring countries, which is already straining resources in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, will further intensify, with Syria's Palestinian population of 500,000 increasingly caught in the middle of bitter and protracted fighting.
Yarmouk camp, where the attack took place, has steadily been drawn into the conflict in Damascus over the past month. Previously, it had been a relative safe haven as security decayed elsewhere in the capital, which has been assaulted since late November by rebel groups attempting to penetrate the regime's inner defences.
The attack is believed to be the first strike on Yarmouk by an air force jet, the most potent weapon used so far by the regime in its defence of the capital. A bomb dropped from a jet hit a mosque near the centre of the camp.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/16/syrian-rocket-palestinian-refugee-camp
