Car bomb kills 16 near Damascus: state media

DAMASCUS: A car bomb killed 16 people, seven of them children, in the town of Qatana, southwest of Damascus, on Thursday, state news agency reported, blaming "terrorists" for the attack.The...

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December 13, 2012

Car bomb kills 16 near Damascus: state media

DAMASCUS: A car bomb killed 16 people, seven of them children, in the town of Qatana, southwest of Damascus, on Thursday, state news agency reported, blaming "terrorists" for the attack.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier reported a large explosion outside an army housing complex in the town.

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