At least ten killed in Damascus car bomb blast

DAMASCUS At least ten people have been killed after a car bomb exploded near a police station in the Syrian capital, local media have reported. The blast rocked the Old City quarter of Bab Touma in Damascus, reports say, quoting the pro-government broadcaster Ikhbariya TV. At least ten killed in Damascus car bomb blast The blast came as President Bashar al-Assad opened talks with visiting UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi who is trying to broker a truce to start during a Muslim holiday this week. A security official said the explosion targeted a police station in the neighborhood, which is mostly inhabited by the Christian minority and is a popular attraction for shoppers. The Syrian conflict has claimed up to 30,000 lives according to estimates by various Syrian opposition groups. The UN estimates the death toll at over 20,000 people. The West is pushing for Assad’s ouster while Russia and China are trying to prevent outside interference in Syria, saying that the Assad regime and the opposition are both to blame for the bloodshed. (Beta, file) Ria novosti

At least ten killed in Damascus car bomb blast

The blast came as President Bashar al-Assad opened talks with visiting UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi who is trying to broker a truce to start during a Muslim holiday this week.

A security official said the explosion targeted a police station in the neighborhood, which is mostly inhabited by the Christian minority and is a popular attraction for shoppers.

The Syrian conflict has claimed up to 30,000 lives according to estimates by various Syrian opposition groups. The UN estimates the death toll at over 20,000 people.

The West is pushing for Assad’s ouster while Russia and China are trying to prevent outside interference in Syria, saying that the Assad regime and the opposition are both to blame for the bloodshed.