Head of Nusra Front seriously injured in Russian airstrike

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The leader of the Al-Qaeda linked Nusra Front was serious injured and the group's 12 field commanders were killed in a Russian air strike in Syria, Russia's Defence Ministry said Wednesday.

"As a result of the strike, the Nusra Front leader, Abu Mohammad al-Golani, sustained multiple heavy wounds and, having lost his hand, is in a critical condition, according to several independent sources," defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashekov was quoted by Sputnik as saying.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency