DAMASCUS - Syria's state TV said 13 people were killed and 29 others injured in the blast that struck a time-honored square in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier on Sunday.
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Damaged vehicles are seen after a car bomb exploded in the central Bab Touma district of Damascus Oct 21, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. A car bomb exploded near a police station in the district on Sunday, witnesses said, and state television said several people were killed. [Photo/Agencies] |
A booby-trapped car with an explosive device under it, went off Sunday morning near a police station at Bab Tuma district in the Damascus, sources told Xinhua.
The blast came amid UN-Arab League representative Lakhdar Brahimi's visit to Syria, where he is pushing for a cease-fire during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the festival of sacrifice.
At a press conference held Sunday in Damascus, Brahimi appealed to all conflicting parties that they observe the cease-fire in a bid to build a permanent pacification.
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A view shows the wreckage after a car bomb exploded near a police station in the central Bab Touma district of Damascus Oct 21,2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. Ambulances sped to the site and security forces cut off access to the area. Several cars were burnt, the witnesses said.The explosion took place as President Bashar al-Assad was meeting international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who has called for a temporary truce in Syria's civil war. [Photo/Agencies] |
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