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"Terrorist" explosion targets Damascus district-TV

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:57 GMT

Source: reuters // Reuters

AMMAN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - An explosion by terrorists targeted the central Maidan district of Damascus on Friday, Syrian state television said.

The television did not give details. A resident of the conservative district, where protests against President Bashar al-Assad have been expanding, said ambulances were seen in the area. (Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom)

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