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Damascus blast kills, wounds Syrian troops

Arab World Materials 17 June 2013 13:28 (UTC +04:00)
At least 20 Syrian soldiers were killed or wounded in an explosion at a checkpoint near the key Mezzeh military airport in Damascus, a pro-opposition group said
Damascus blast kills, wounds Syrian troops

At least 20 Syrian soldiers were killed or wounded in an explosion at a checkpoint near the key Mezzeh military airport in Damascus, a pro-opposition group said, dpa reported.

The blast late Sunday is believed to be a car bomb attack, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activists group reported.

State television said it was a "terrorist attack."

Videos posted online by activists showed ambulances heading to the airport, a major military base for President Bashar al-Assad's elite forces and the closest facility to one his presidential Palace.

Rebels have increasingly targeted government buildings in recent months in the Syrian capital in their battle to oust al-Assad.

The conflict, which began with anti-government protests in March 2011, has killed more than 93,000 people, according to UN estimates.

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