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| Syria TV 'hit by bomb attack' in Damascus | Syria TV 'hit by bomb attack' in Damascus |
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| A bomb has exploded on the third floor of the Syrian state TV and radio building in the capital, Damascus, Syrian television reports. | A bomb has exploded on the third floor of the Syrian state TV and radio building in the capital, Damascus, Syrian television reports. |
| Three people have been wounded, the reports say. | Three people have been wounded, the reports say. |
| State TV continued broadcasting and pro-government TV channel al-Ikhbariya showed pictures of staff looking after an injured colleague. | State TV continued broadcasting and pro-government TV channel al-Ikhbariya showed pictures of staff looking after an injured colleague. |
| In June, gunmen attacked the offices of al-Ikhbariya TV, south of Damascus, killing seven people. | In June, gunmen attacked the offices of al-Ikhbariya TV, south of Damascus, killing seven people. |
| State television is based at Umawiyeen Square in central Damascus. | |
| A BBC Arabic reporter in the capital said the explosion had "ripped the floor" but had left the transmission of the three Syrian channels unaffected. | |
| Rebel forces took over several areas of Damascus in recent weeks, but the army has since regained control of the city. | Rebel forces took over several areas of Damascus in recent weeks, but the army has since regained control of the city. |
| More than 20,000 troops are also aiming to wrest control of Syria's second city, Aleppo, from the rebels. | |
| Having surrounded the country's commercial capital, tanks have tried to push into two key rebel-held areas, Salah al-Din and Saif al-Dawla, which lie on the main road into the city. |