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12:23 | Sources to al-Manar: 55 injured in Damascus attacks |
12:22 Sources to al-Manar: most of the martyrs are civilians
12:21 Sources to al-Manar: 30 martyrs in Damascus explosion
11:52 Troops, civilians killed in the attacks: state TV
11:21 Damascus attacks suicide bombings: state TV
11:19 Two bombs hit security service bases in Damascus: state TV
Many Killed as Suicide Bombings Hit Security Services in Damascus
Local Editor
Many civilians and several soldiers were killed Friday as suicide bombers hit two security service bases in Damascus.
"Several soldiers and a large number of civilians were killed in the two attacks carried out by suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives against bases of State Security and another branch of the security services," state television said.
The explosions also caused heavy damages in the area.
"Initial inquiries hold Al-Qaeda responsibility," the television added.
Witnesses said the bombers struck in the Kfar Suseh neighborhood of the city. A car tried to ram its way into a State Security compound, while another car exploded in front of a security service building in the same area.
The blasts came as an advance team was in Damascus to prepare the logistics for an Arab League observer mission to oversee a plan to end nine months of unrest in the country.
Suicide bombers blew up vehicles at two security service bases in DAMASCUS
DAMASCUS: Suicide bombers blew up vehicles at two security service bases in the Syrian capital on Friday, state television reported, in first attacks of their kind in a quarter of a century.
Many civilians and several soldiers were killed when suicide bombers blew up vehicles at two security service bases in the Syrian capital on Friday, state television reported.
“Several soldiers and a large number of civilians were killed in the two attacks carried out by suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives against bases of State Security and another branch of the security services,”state television said.
“Two attacks carried out by suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives targeted bases of State Security and another branch of the security services,” state television said after AFP correspondents heard two large explosions.
“Initial inquiries hold Al-Qaeda responsibiity,” the television added.
Witnesses said the bombers struck in the Kfar Suseh neighbourhood of the city. A car tried to ram its way into a State Security compound, while another car exploded in front of a security service building in the same area.
The blasts came as an advance team was in Damascus to prepare the logistics for an Arab League observer mission to oversee a plan to end nine months of unrest that has killed more than 5,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has said he expects the observers to vindicate his government’s contention that the unrest is the work of “armed terrorists,” not overwhelmingly peaceful protesters as maintained by Western governments and human rights watchdogs.
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