Syrian Shelling Kills 10 Children

A viral YouTube video was posted showing a variety of gruesome and depressing images of Syrian children killed by shelling on Sunday in a Damascus playground. Such images include two little girls, both dead, two more bodies, and adults carrying other limp children. The video quickly spread via social media. The children were playing on the playground when cluster bombs from warplanes struck them. Some residents believe the attack was issued by the government because rebels took over a military airport that was nearby, however, the real cause of the shelling is unknown. The violence continued Monday, with about 140 reported deaths across the country.



http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/26/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Massive Explosion in Indianapolis

Saturday night, November 10th, an explosion rattled the homes of 80 residents of Indianapolis' Southside. Two adults were killed and seven others wounded and taken to the hospital both from the explosion itself and fires related. Bonnie Hensley, a fire department spokesperson, claimed two houses next to each other blew up, but the cause was unknown, as there were no reports of gas leakages prior to the explosion. Some locals were out of town, preventing further bloodshed. At one point during the night an estimated 70 firefighters were on site to control and prevent fires, however, their primary concern was evacuating the area. 200 people were herded into Mary Bryan Elementary School, where they were checked by doctors and paramedics.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/11/us/indiana-houses-explode/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Young Boy Killed at Pittsburgh Zoo

On Sunday, November 4, a boy of about three years old was at the Pittsburgh Zoo looking at the exhibit of the African painted dogs. He fell off the observation area, which is 14 feet above the enclosure, into the exhibit with the dogs, where he was killed by them. "Pittsburgh police and emergency teams immediately responded to the situation, but there was nothing that could be done," said the zoo's president, Barbara Baker. The incident occurred around 11:45 a.m. and other visitors reported to staff members, who moved seven dogs out of the enclosure, but there were still four in there. The four dogs did not respond to the efforts and one was even shot and killed by a police officer. The Pittsburgh Zoo and its affiliated aquarium are currently closed.



http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/04/zoo-animals-kill-small-child/?hpt=hp_t3