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| Syria unrest: Explosions in Aleppo 'kill 25' | Syria unrest: Explosions in Aleppo 'kill 25' |
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| At least 25 people have been killed by explosions outside security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report. | At least 25 people have been killed by explosions outside security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report. |
| State television said the death toll included both civilians and members of the security forces and blamed "armed terrorist gangs" for the blasts. | State television said the death toll included both civilians and members of the security forces and blamed "armed terrorist gangs" for the blasts. |
| But opposition activists said the government was behind the violence. | But opposition activists said the government was behind the violence. |
| Residents of the city of Homs meanwhile say tanks are massed outside several opposition-held districts. | Residents of the city of Homs meanwhile say tanks are massed outside several opposition-held districts. |
| Overnight, tanks entered the eastern district of Inshaat, next to the protest centre of Baba Amr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. | Overnight, tanks entered the eastern district of Inshaat, next to the protest centre of Baba Amr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. |
| There was also sporadic shelling throughout the city during the morning. | There was also sporadic shelling throughout the city during the morning. |
| Activists say the intense bombardment of many parts of Homs by security forces since Saturday has left more than 400 people dead. US President Barack Obama has condemned the "outrageous bloodshed". | Activists say the intense bombardment of many parts of Homs by security forces since Saturday has left more than 400 people dead. US President Barack Obama has condemned the "outrageous bloodshed". |
| The opposition has called for nationwide protests on Friday to denounce Russia's veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop killing its own people. | The opposition has called for nationwide protests on Friday to denounce Russia's veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop killing its own people. |
| But Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the opposition "bore full responsibility" because it had refused to begin talks with the government and accused Western powers of being "accomplices". | |
| 'Suspicious activity' | 'Suspicious activity' |
| Syrian state TV broadcast images showing at least five corpses and mangled body parts after what it said were two bombings outside a Military Intelligence compound and a police station in Aleppo on Friday. | Syrian state TV broadcast images showing at least five corpses and mangled body parts after what it said were two bombings outside a Military Intelligence compound and a police station in Aleppo on Friday. |
| A weeping TV reporter said the bomb targeting intelligence building went off near a park, where people had gathered for breakfast and children had been playing. | |
| Some children were killed in the blast, he said, holding up a roller-blade. | Some children were killed in the blast, he said, holding up a roller-blade. |
| Bulldozers could be seen in the TV footage clearing debris that filled the street, and nearby residential buildings appeared to have had their windows shattered. | Bulldozers could be seen in the TV footage clearing debris that filled the street, and nearby residential buildings appeared to have had their windows shattered. |
| "Civilians and members of the military were martyred and wounded in the terrorist explosions that targeted Aleppo,'' the channel reported. | "Civilians and members of the military were martyred and wounded in the terrorist explosions that targeted Aleppo,'' the channel reported. |
| The channel showed similar footage from the site of the second explosion, which the reporter said was the result of a suicide car bombing. | |
| The blast left a crater several metres wide in the road, blew a lorry onto its side, and hurled chunks of concrete over a wide area. Emergency workers were shown holding up body parts - including hands, feet and a torso - which they placed in black bin bags. | |
| State TV later quoted the health ministry as saying that 25 people had been killed and 175 wounded as a result of the attacks. | State TV later quoted the health ministry as saying that 25 people had been killed and 175 wounded as a result of the attacks. |
| The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that there had been two explosions, after earlier reporting that residents had told the group that there had been three. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that there had been two explosions, after earlier reporting that residents had told the group that there had been three. |
| They said suspicious activity by security personnel had been noticed shortly before the blasts, and accused the government of trying to discredit the uprising. | They said suspicious activity by security personnel had been noticed shortly before the blasts, and accused the government of trying to discredit the uprising. |
| Aleppo, a mercantile city, has seen only minor protests and relatively little violence since the uprising against President al-Assad erupted in March, which human rights groups say has left more than 7,000 civilians dead. | Aleppo, a mercantile city, has seen only minor protests and relatively little violence since the uprising against President al-Assad erupted in March, which human rights groups say has left more than 7,000 civilians dead. |
| On 6 January, 26 people were killed in what officials said was a suicide bombing in Damascus. Two weeks earlier, 44 reportedly died in twin suicide bomb attacks targeting security compounds in the capital. | On 6 January, 26 people were killed in what officials said was a suicide bombing in Damascus. Two weeks earlier, 44 reportedly died in twin suicide bomb attacks targeting security compounds in the capital. |
| Are you in Aleppo? Have you witnessed the exposions? Send us your stories using the form below. | Are you in Aleppo? Have you witnessed the exposions? Send us your stories using the form below. |
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