Damascus pounded after deadly blast
2012-12-14 18:02
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Beirut - Syrian regime forces on Friday bombarded
southern districts of Damascus a day after two deadly car bombings, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
"Several blasts rang out in Damascus as southern
areas of the city were bombarded," said the Britain-based group which relies
on a countrywide network of activists and doctors in compiling its reports and
tolls.
Elsewhere, three civilians were killed and several
wounded by artillery fire at dawn in the Tassil area of the southern province
of Daraa, the watchdog said.
In the key northern city of Aleppo a rebel was killed in
fighting with regime forces supported by artillery, the Observatory said, while
in the central city of Homs a civilian was reported killed in clashes.
Artillery fire was also heard overnight in the north-western
province of Idlib and in the central province of Hama, it added.
On Thursday at least 135 people - 77 civilians, 31 rebels
and 27 soldiers - were killed across the country, the Observatory reported.
Car bomb attacks on Thursday at an army residential block
southwest of Damascus killed 24 people, state media said.
At least 60 died in and around Damascus on Thursday, said
the Observatory which has reported more than 42 000 people killed since the
conflict began in March 2011.
- SAPA
