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Blast in central Damascus kills nine

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 06:16

A blast rocked the central Damascus district of Marjeh on Tuesday, Syrian state television said, with a watchdog group saying at least nine people were killed in the attack. "Terrorist explosion in Marjeh district of Damascus and preliminary information on casualties," state television reported. "The toll in a car bomb near the old interior ministry building Marjeh district rose to nine and the number was expected to rise further because there are dozens of injured, some in critical condition," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said.

URGENT ¥¥¥ Damascus mosque attack kills top cleric: Syria TV

Agence France-PresseMarch 21, 2013 14:02

A suicide attack hit a Damascus mosque in the Mazraa neighbourhood of the capital on Thursday, just north of the city centre, killing a senior pro-regime Sunni cleric, Syrian state television reported. "Senior cleric Dr Mohammed Saeed Ramadan al-Bouti was martyred in a terrorist suicide attack at the Iman Mosque in Mazraa in Damascus," the channel said, adding that there were reports of more dead and wounded. kam-sah/srm

Car bomb kills five soldiers in Damascus as clashes erupt

Agence France-PresseFebruary 25, 2013 19:16

A suicide car bomb blew up at an army checkpoint in northeastern Damascus on Monday night, leaving five soldiers killed, a watchdog said, as rebels pressed toward the centre of the capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported heavy fighting around the checkpoint, located on the edge of rebel-held Qaboon district, and between the adjacent district of Jobar and the iconic Abbasid Square. A security source confirmed the attack against the checkpoint and said that there were casualties among the troops without giving a figure.

UPDATE 6-Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office

Thomson ReutersFebruary 21, 2013 06:15

* TV footage shows charred bodies, widespread damage * Explosion on road near Baath offices, Russian Embassy * Activists report other blasts in Damascus (Adds eight killed in separate car bomb) By Dominic Evans BEIRUT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed more than 50 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus on Thursday when it blew up on a busy highway close to ruling Baath Party offices and the Russian Embassy, state media and activists said.