DAMASCUS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 40 others injured when a big blast rocked the Aleppo university in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, local media said.
The blast went off in the faculty of computer science in the university, local reports said.
More details on the blast are still emerging.
Aleppo, Syria's largest city, has emerged as a main focal point of deadly violence in Syria's 22-month crisis.
The armed rebels have been pushing for territorial gains to control the city in the hope of establishing their de facto "capital" in that crucial slice of Syria.
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