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| Syria crisis: Damascus hit by 'double suicide bombing' | Syria crisis: Damascus hit by 'double suicide bombing' |
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| A double suicide bombing has rocked the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing two people, Syrian media say. | |
| Twenty-six people were injured in the blasts in Marjeh Square, state-run television channel al-Ikhbariya said. | |
| In April, at least 13 people were killed in a blast, reported to have been caused by a car bomb, in the square. | |
| The latest attacks come as regime forces prepare an assault to recapture the city of Aleppo from rebels. | The latest attacks come as regime forces prepare an assault to recapture the city of Aleppo from rebels. |
| Images on al-Ikhbariya showed a scene of widespread damage, with shop fronts blown out and debris littering the street. | |
| Blood stains marked the pavement, while people milled around among broken glass and wreckage. | |
| The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) also reported two deaths in the blasts, which it said the blasts had been caused by devices planted in the area. | |
| Central Damascus has been hit several times by bombings in recent months, as government forces fight to repel rebels from the south and north-east of the city. |