Syrian TV: 40 killed in Damascus bombs
Twin bomb blasts in the Syrian capital Damascus killed 40 people and wounded more than 170, pro-government news channel Ikhbaria quoted Syrian Health Minister Wael Nader al-Halki as saying on Thursday.
One of the rush hour explosions hit a district that houses a military intelligence complex involved in President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a 14-month uprising. (Reuters)
