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Subscribe to RSSTwo huge explosions in quick succession shook the Syrian capital of Damascus today. The suicide car bombs killed at least 55 people and wounded over 370. ITN's Paul Davies reports.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "strongly condemned" two suicide car bombings in Syria Thursday, calling for an end to armed violence on all sides.
"The secretary-general strongly condemns today's attacks in Damascus," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters, according to Reuters.
Photoblog: Twin Damascus blasts
"It's an urgent call from him on all sides fully to comply with their obligations to cease armed violence in all its forms, and to protect civilians, as well as to distance themselves from indiscriminate bombings and other terrorist attacks," he said.
Fifty-five people were killed and 372 were wounded when two cars exploded in Damascus earlier on Thursday, Syrian state media said.
Syria's foreign ministry said the bombing was a sign the country is facing foreign-backed terrorism and called on the United Nations Security Council to take measures against countries or groups supporting violence in the revolt against President Bashar Assad.
Syria suicide bombers kill 55, truce in tatters
"Syria stresses the importance of the UNSC taking measures against countries, groups and news agencies that are practicing and encouraging terrorism," the state news agency SANA quoted the ministry as saying in a letter addressed to the Security Council.
The uprising against Assad began 14 months ago, and the United Nations reported at least 9,000 people have died.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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If Syria wants the UN to stop "Terrorism" we would have to start with the Syrian Government.
No. that is just repeating the u.s. and zionist line. STOP funding terrorist groups like in libya and Syria will go back to being a country. They have been around for 3000 years and they are not going away. Their people are ignorant and are being PLAYED by the CIA.
WHY don't we hear or see anything on CNN or even MSNBC about the HUNDREDS oF THOUSANDS that are rooting for their country in PRO Asad rallies and demonstrations?
The majority of decent syrian people are FOR the government maintaining control and ORDER as opposed the stupid zionist chaos that was purveyed on Libya. The Libyans can't eat and drink these days when they had 52 UNIVERSITIES before the west forked all of that up.
DON"T believe the u.s. administration. They are lying about this one. How outragous these fabrications and lies. And to think most amerikans simply believe this stuff ....
Keep it simple. If not terrorists WHO THEN BLEW these bombs up ? We call them terrorsist if they were in Afghanistan. If you can't understand how you;re being manipulated, then please don't spew out the same repeating cia mantra ....
Syria go F - - - yourself. Stop killing your own people you f en idiot.
Sryia go F - - - yourself. Stop killing your own people you idiot. I have a novel idea cut the head of the snake off and see how things change. What a piece of crap this guy is
'Terrorism'??? And what this snake is doing is not??? Give me a break! He's murdering his own people, for goodness sake.
They didn't do anything when you were murdering your own citizens, what makes you think they'll do something because those citizens are fighting back? You made this bed, now sleep in it.
But I thought these people are "freedom fighters" just like Hamas and Hezbolla who are simply trying to break the oppressive control by the Syrian government! I'm very curious what it is about this particular group that causes Assad to apply the "terrorist" label. Could it be that their tactic of intentionally targeting random civilians trumps their professed quest for freedom? If that is the case, how are Hamas and Hezbollah any different, Mr. Assad?
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,the fake rights group promoted by the Syrian rebels and financed by Qatar,has floated a canard that the Syrian government has itself destroyed its military intelligence headquarters in the twin suicide bombings ! This reveals the true colors of the rebels,who seek to impose a Sunni theocracy in Damascus.
Man...that is so hilarious. After all of the years of killing in Lebanon, and Syria has the nerve to ask the UN to stop the terrorism...what goes around, comes around. Of course, the UN should step in and get rid of Assad now. That would be a good start.
Killing in Lebanon ? Exactly what Syrian killing in Lebanon are you talking about ? They had troops there for thirty years to keep ISRAEL from coming in . The Syrian troops didn't commit ANY crimes in Lebanon like the murderous israelis did in Lebanon AND in GAZA ....
Check your perceived facts moron. .... You are just repeating the u.s line and sounding stupid while doing it.
It's never terrorism when it's your side doing it. The West will use whatever methods it deems necessary, terrorism, torture and assasination included, if it furthers its goals, just as the enemies of the West do. Every side sees itself as virtuous and its enemies as evil. The comments here certainly prove that.
Mass -a$$,
You think you're soooo smart?????
'terrorize':
1. to fill or overcome with terror
2. to produce widespread fear by acts or violence as bombings
AE you moron .....and israel KILLS and TERRORIZES Palestinians EVERY DAY yet why don't you call that t terrorism? Is it because john hagee tells you it isn't ? Take your fake ass judeo christian values and shove em
It is wishful thinking that there can be a peaceful outcome of all the diplomacy. Last decade's Iraqi style civil war has been taken root in Syria. The big difference is the US is not in the middle of it.....yet.
what arrogant lies. The US is ALL OVER IT you idiot in denial. Its when the U.S. is quiet that they are snaking around and financing rebels .... How stupid of a comment ... Typical ignorant amerikan @!$%#
The tides are shifting....Assad's days are numbered now...Its the begining of the end when roadside bombs will be planted in wait of his armored machinery..just ask the u.s.a. how hard it is fighting insurgents.
Marine Corps Barracks, Beruit, Lebanon, 1983. Never forgotten, never avenged. Two tears in a bucket, Syria.
That was for SHELLING the SHOUF MOUNTAINS by an amerikan destroyer you ignorant @!$%#. And that was done by hezbollah not Syria .... Amazingly DUMB ass amerikans don't even know what the fork happened to their own marines .... If they hadn't shelled Lebanon , they would have been alright.
Why hasn't the u.s done that again ? Because they LEARNED that they would lose another 300-400 robots. DOn't attack Lebanon and their people wn't attack you back.
We let Israel pick up our garbage now.
If you Sleep with dogs you are going to get Flees