domingo, 7 de octubre de 2012

Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rip through Aleppo square. BREAKING NEWS UPDATE FULL REPORT

At least 33 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of bomb explosions in the centre of Syria's second city, Aleppo. The attacks levelled buildings in the city's main square. A military officers' club and a hotel appear to have borne the brunt of the blasts, some of which were carried out by suicide car bombers. Aleppo has become a key battleground between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. Rebels have not been able to take over the city, but government forces - despite massive bombardments by artillery, tanks and aircraft - failed to dislodge opposition fighters. There are reports that regime forces are preparing for a major offensive. 'Terrorists' The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, quoted medical sources as saying that most of the dead in Wednesday morning's bombings in Saadallah al-Jabari Square were regime troops. Syrian government officials, however, said many civilians had been killed. Footage from the scene showed bodies being carried away, with blankets being used as stretchers. "It was like a series of earthquakes," a shaken resident was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. "It was terrifying, terrifying." He said the officers' club and the hotel were almost completely destroyed. State television said that after the explosions, two or three "terrorists" appeared wearing military uniforms and explosive vests, but were shot dead before they could carry out any attacks. There was no immediate claim <b>...</b>
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