11-03-2017 13:06 via theguardian.com

Damascus bombings leave dozens dead

Roadside device and suicide bomber target Bab al-Saghir neighbourhood of Syrian capital, home to several Shia mausoleumsTwo explosions have killed at least 40 people and wounded 120 in the old city of Damascus, the Iraqi foreign ministry said, in one of the bloodiest attacks yet in the heart of the Syrian capital.Ahmed Jamal, Iraq’s foreign ministry spokesman, issued a statement condemning Saturday’s attacks, and said initial reports suggested many of the dead were Iraqis.Continue re
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