Monday, October 8, 2012

Car bomb near police headquarters in Damascus

Turkish military station at the border with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, right, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

Turkish military station at the border with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, right, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo)

Syrians carry a rebel injured during fighting with the Syrian army in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, to the Turkish city of Akcakale on the Turkey-Syria border Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. Turkish artillery has fired at Syrian targets for two straight days after shelling from Syria killed five civilians in Turkey. (AP Photo)

Syrians carry a rebel to the Turkish city of Akcakale on the Turkey-Syria border after he was injured during fighting with the Syrian army in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, background behind border gate, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. (AP Photo)

A Syrian rebel sits with his weapon on his knee in the rebel-held town of Tel Abyad, Syria , Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 which lies close to the Turkish Syrian border. Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops have returned fire after a mortar shell from Syria again landed on its territory. Turkish artillery has fired at Syrian targets for two straight days after shelling from Syria killed five civilians in Turkey. Turkey's parliament on Thursday also voted to allow cross border military operations in Syria. (AP Photo)

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? A Syrian government official says a car bomb has exploded near police headquarters in central Damascus.

Residents reported hearing a huge explosion that rattled the Syrian capital just after sundown Sunday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government policy, told The Associated Press the blast was caused by a car bomb that blew up in the Fahameh district near police headquarters.

It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties or damage from the explosion.

Syrian TV described the blast as a "terrorist" attack.

Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo have both become frequent targets for car bombs and suicide blasts.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2012-10-07-Syria/id-20f9fffe5d7d42f68e7d1eca498a51ed

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