A week after a ceasefire deal was reached for Syria's war-ravaged city of Aleppo, hundreds of residents in a western neighbourhood on Tuesday took part in Christmas festivities. But these were eventually disrupted by a bomb blast.<br /><br />The celebrations at the Al-Azizah neighbourhood in western Aleppo looked like a scene from any other city getting into the Christmas mood, until the bomb blast took place.<br />The blast sent the otherwise excited and hopeful crowds gathered around a huge cypress Christmas tree into panic, though there were reportedly no casualties.<br />What’s surprising is that people resumed the celebrations soon after the blast - perhaps a testament to the resilience of a city that has seen months of vicious fighting and umpteen deaths.<br /><br />Meanwhile, around the same time, eastern Aleppo continued to witness the evacuation of rebel fighters and civilians.<br />After four years of intense battle, Syria’s government forces, with the help of Russia, recently scored a decisive victory over the rebels in eastern Aleppo.<br />Looking at a huge number of civilian casualties and unprecedented damage to the city’s infrastructure, the UN had called the situation as “a complete meltdown of humanity”.<br /><br />Video: AP<br />Music: Big Bang Fuzz
