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| Syria crisis: Deadly bomb blast in central Damascus | Syria crisis: Deadly bomb blast in central Damascus |
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| A bomb blast in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed at least two people, according to reports. | A bomb blast in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed at least two people, according to reports. |
| Syrian state news agency Sana said a suicide bomber had blown himself up in al-Jisr al-Abyad district. | |
| The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two people had been killed in the attack. State media put the death toll higher. | |
| The activist network said the target of the explosion appeared to be a government building. | The activist network said the target of the explosion appeared to be a government building. |
| At least 17 people were injured in the blast, according to Sana. | |
| Damascus is experiencing increasing violence as clashes between government forces and rebels in the suburbs intensify. | Damascus is experiencing increasing violence as clashes between government forces and rebels in the suburbs intensify. |
| At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the western Soumariya district of the capital last week, state media and activists said. | At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the western Soumariya district of the capital last week, state media and activists said. |
| The UN says more than 100,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011. | |
| More than 2.2 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, while an estimated 4.25 million have been displaced internally. |