Car bomb kills 31 in Syria
22 Feb 2013 5:33 AM IST
A powerful car bomb exploded near the ruling Baath party headquarters in the Syrian capital on Thursday, killing at least 31 people, wounding dozens and leaving a trail of destruction, a watchdog said.
Images of charred bodies lying next to mangled vehicles were broadcast by state television channel Al-Ekhbariya, which said children among those wounded, as the blast occurred near a school the central Damascus district of Mazraa.
At least 31 people were killed and dozens wounded, the majority civilians,’ said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while the state news agency SANA reported 16 killed and 200 hurt in what it said was a suicide bombing. Shortly after the mid-morning blast, two mortars were fired at a military headquarters in Damascus.
Images of charred bodies lying next to mangled vehicles were broadcast by state television channel Al-Ekhbariya, which said children among those wounded, as the blast occurred near a school the central Damascus district of Mazraa.
At least 31 people were killed and dozens wounded, the majority civilians,’ said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while the state news agency SANA reported 16 killed and 200 hurt in what it said was a suicide bombing. Shortly after the mid-morning blast, two mortars were fired at a military headquarters in Damascus.
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