Suicide Blast in Aleppo: 48 Killed, Scores Wounded
Three Car Bombers Attack Govt.-Held District in Syria's Largest City
Three suicide car bombers and a barrage of mortar fire tore through a district of central Aleppo currently under the control of the Syrian military. At least 48 people were killed in the attacks, and scores of others were wounded.
The district was not only military-held, but a significant possession, including a military officer’s club. The attack was in the central square near the club, destroying one building and badly damaging several others.
Syrian state media reported that in addition to the bombings that did take place there were three other attackers disguised as soldiers wearing explosive belts who the troops managed to shoot because they could attack.
Exactly which rebel faction was responsible for the attack is unclear. Aleppo has been contested for over a month by various rebel factions, and appears to be stalemated.
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Ben_C
October 3rd, 2012 at 9:11 pm
At least 48 more "Syrian People" were "liberated" by the "peaceful protesters" by way of suicide bombings….fantastic….
Why does the "brutal Assad regime" continue to "crack down" on these "peaceful protests" of suicide bombs, armed militant insurgency, and terrorism??? Don't 'people' have a "natural right" to do all of this???
I just don't 'get it'….
mojo
October 4th, 2012 at 3:59 am
This is another sign of what is operating in Syria, the one that called "rebels" shown to be nothing but paid idiots arriving from turkey just for showing their idiocy as their masters have for last "almost" two yeas.