Syria's Assad visits Aleppo hospital in first reported trip to quake-hit area

Aftermath of an earthquake in Jableh

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the Aleppo University Hospital, the presidency said on Friday, his first reported trip to an earthquake-hit area.

The presidency shared images of Assad and his wife visiting people who were injured in the devastating earthquake which has killed thousands.

(Reporting by Timour Azhari, Writing by Clauda Tanios; Editing by Toby Chopra)