Watch 2 explosions target army HQ in Syrian capital today 26 Sep 2012
Sep 26, 7:53 AM (ET)
By ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAM
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Twin blasts targeting Syria's army command
headquarters rocked the capital on Wednesday, setting off hours of
sporadic gunbattles and a raging fire inside the heavily guarded
compound, state-run media and witnesses said.
An army statement said no military commanders or personnel were hurt in
the explosions, one of which was from a car bomb. But Iranian Press TV
said one of its correspondents, 33-year-old Maya Nasser, a Syrian
national, died in an exchange of fire in the area following the blasts.
The explosions were the latest to hit the Syrian capital as the
country's civil war intensified and appeared to show the deep reach of
the rebels determined to topple President Bashar Assad's regime.
Syria's state-run news agency, SANA, said the explosions struck just
before 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) near the landmark Omayyad Square. They were
heard several miles (kilometers) away and shattered the windows of the
Dama Rose hotel and other nearby buildings.
Rebels
from the Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the bombings in a
statement signed by the group's military council, saying dozens were
killed in the attack.
The army command building was in flames, sending huge columns of thick
black smoke that hung over Damascus for several hours following the
blasts.
The blasts caused fear among residents of a nearby upscale district,
which has largely been sheltered from the violence that plagues other
parts of the city.
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