25 Dead in New Damascus Blast, Opposition Urges Int'l Probe
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A suicide bombing hit Damascus on Friday, killing 25 and wounding dozens of mostly civilians, state media said, blaming "terrorists" for the second such attack on the Syrian capital in two weeks.
But Syria's opposition Muslim Brotherhood called for an international and Arab probe into the bombing, saying it was an act benefitting the regime.
"The killings in Syria will continue and the Syrian regime will keep hiding behind al-Qaida and the terrorists ... unless someone confronts the regime and takes it to account for its crimes," said the Brotherhood.
State television said the "powerful explosion" struck in the historic Midan quarter in the heart of the capital.
The attack, which took place in a heavily populated neighborhood near a school, killed 25 people and wounded 45 others, the television said, adding the casualties were mostly civilians and also some security personnel.
It showed gruesome footage of rescuers gathering body parts in the streets and placing them in plastic trash bags, in an area where damaged cars and buses could be seen splattered with blood.
Angry residents were at the scene shouting and denouncing the bombing as the work of "terrorists".
The banned Brotherhood, in a statement received by Agence France Presse, charged the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which has been facing daily protests since mid-March, orchestrated the bombing.
It said the "regime, its agents, its gangs and its shabiha (militias) are the only ones to benefit from this explosion."
"They are the only ones who have the tools and are capable of doing it," said the statement.
"We in the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria call for an international probe and an Arab probe into this explosion before the criminal hides the evidence of his crime," it said.
"We hold the regime, its agents and its gangs fully responsible for this crime ... they are legally responsible for every drop of blood that falls in Syria," added the Brotherhood.
The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition activist group which has organized anti-regime protests since March, said in a statement sent to Agence France Presse that another explosion was heard in the Damascus suburb of Tal.
And the official SANA news agency reported that a "terrorist group" had blown up an oil pipeline between the central city of Hama and Idlib in the northwest.
The powerful December 23 bombings sparked a swirl of claims and counter-claims over who was responsible, with the authorities saying they were likely the work of al-Qaida and the opposition pointing the finger at the regime.
The latest attack came ahead of mass protests called by pro-democracy activists to demand an Arab League observer mission, in Syria for two weeks, admit its failure to stem nearly 10 months of bloodshed and hand over to the United Nations.
The privately-owned Dunia television channel, which is close to the authorities, said that an observer team went to the scene of the bombing but made no comments to journalists at the scene.
The Arab League observer mission has been in Syria since December 26 trying to assess whether President Bashar al-Assad's regime is complying with a peace accord aimed at ending its deadly crackdown on dissent.
06 January 2012, 12:31
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the filthy ziono-euro-usa world information war department and their regional allies are behind terror acts of this kind similar to what the americans are doing to our great people of iraq. Our glorious resistance and its leader confirmed this evil alliance is behind baghdad explosions and this one not different. These efforts will no doubt fail as they make us stronger and more patriotical.
06 January 2012, 14:26
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فيديو فضيحة الإنفجار لما المصور صور المذيع وهو يوزع أكياس التسوق بجانب بقع الدم http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYm91zdTgcs&feature=youtu.be
06 January 2012, 14:28
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I wonder why all bombings happen on a Friday!! If the intention of the "terrorists" is to kill as many as they can, a week day would be more convenient!!
06 January 2012, 14:54
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interesting to note that todays slogan for the uprising is :"“internationalisation of our cause.”..... and then you get this alleged suicide bomber! As if someone is trying to say to the international community these terrorists want you to give them legitimacy. Nothing is far fetched when dealing with the most horrible human being, the butcher of syria.
06 January 2012, 14:57
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what gain would the syrian revolutionaries achieve if they kill civilians at a busy intersection??? It will only make the average person hate them. Had it been a military target, then yes. It just does not add up
06 January 2012, 15:09
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It is regretful that suicide bombers do exist. Anyone who blows himself up to kill innocent civilians is a product of a sick ideology no matter who gave the orders.
Could it be that the Monsters that Assad and his gang have bred in order to spread death and destruction in Iraq are coming back to devour them?
It is hard to think that this might be self inflicted by the regime but, then again, those who butcher their people mercilessly will not refrain from staging a suicide bombing in order to make a point.
Obviously we cannot count on any truth to come out, at the end we pity the Syrian people.
06 January 2012, 15:09
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It remains a pathetic reality of those living under the boot for so many years that they fail to distinguish reality from fiction in so far as the dictatorship Syrian regime. Considering the history of the brutal regime in Lebanon for 30 years, the feared mokhabarat's, the lack of liberties of expression and otherwise, the poverty and limited personal growth opportunities, the killing, yet some look to the outside to find and assign blame. Look internally and have the courage to stand up, no one will do it for you. And get your head out of the sand and look around - the world has moved on, progressed, improved, and where are the Syrian people in all of this? Wake up!
06 January 2012, 15:31
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this killing of innocents is really atrocious. I really deplore the victim's family. but I can not understand how some may immediately accused certain parties or certain states, being really sure of them. I would have loved to have proof if you had. As against this I'm sure ( think everyone agrees) that this regime is totalitarian and despotic. it is time that this regime leaves immediately. I do not understand how some may dare to defend the regime that has done much harm to his people, to Lebanese, to Arabs and to humanity!
Thank you to stop supporting the tyrannical regime!
06 January 2012, 15:51
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mowaten farsi: take that lebanese flag down...... you sit here on this board day after day, post after post, defending your filthy resistance and its filthy syrian sponsor. You are for sure a paid spokes(its)man of these scumbags. It is very unpleasant to see you in here, and you don't deserve your nationality. You are an illegitimate child to say the least.
06 January 2012, 15:52
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i guess what goes around comes around . the Syrian intelligence are most experience in bombing and killing , do you remember Renee moaouwad , Gibran Twinee , George Hawi , and so om , i do think the Syrian government is doing this bombing it does support their claim of a terrorist presence in Syria the only issue with this is the Syrian regime is a bunch of terrorists them selves
06 January 2012, 15:53
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dear mowaten: why do you always defend the syrian regime? Please be brief, though
06 January 2012, 15:56
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Humm, when Bashar sent all those suicide bombers to Iraq to blow up Iraqi cities, highways, markets and buildings his State television did not call them terrorists, were those killed by his bombers there not honorable?
06 January 2012, 16:02
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mowaten when the truth will come up about your preferred terrorist regime, you will stop laughing . you preferred lebanese M8 groups are largely involved in the killings of civilians , hezb and amal...
just wait and see and we will remind you all these crimes against humanity which you support as a faithful supporter of those who harmed your country more than israel ever did...
keep laughing while you still can...
06 January 2012, 16:06
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jabal and mowaten are correct how can anyone with half a brain disagree with their well though out intellectual argument, of course based on that it goes to shows that whenever a pro resistance thug commits a crime it's with the full knowledge and blessings of the divine Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the honorable Eztez Nabih Berri, jabal and mowaten thank you boys for enlightening us you guys are full of wisdom and many other things.
06 January 2012, 16:09
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ASSad strikes again. If it was the FSA it would have been targeted directly at the security forces. They regime is getting desperate.
06 January 2012, 16:10
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oh, we still missing sweaty demon, Murad, neon, and jabal then the "dream" team will be complete!!!! they all play for the assad national team
06 January 2012, 16:15
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@mowaten: what happened to your ally Qatar now????? I recall you and your filth crossed billboards of "Shukran Saudi Arabia" and wrote on it "Shukran Qatar"......hehehehhe! can you elaborate mr. spokesman? Does Qatar not see Assad as the defiant hero anymore? Has your beloved Qatar sold your thug leader also?
06 January 2012, 16:20
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Bombing or auto-bombing? All clues are no doubt against Qardaha's Buffoon. Starting by vids (laughable staged scenes)... Assads Gang : Business as usual.
06 January 2012, 16:23
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The last explosion on 23rd december targeted military assets, this one targeted civilians? something smells here...... need more information to swallow this one
06 January 2012, 16:27
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Who's benefitting from these horrific crimes??? the butcher of Damascus...plain and simple...the sick Assad clan puts no value on human life. They will murder all the Syrian and Lebanese just to stay in power… M8 wake up before it’s too late....
06 January 2012, 16:35
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May god protect lebanon from these suicide bomb, i am afraid our turn is coming, the syrian regime will take us to hell
06 January 2012, 16:59
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Another thing you don't hear about is that every day Syrian authorities are diffusing explosive devices all over Syria. Is that also regime trying to bomb itself?
06 January 2012, 17:08
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I have counted more than 7 posts of this really dislike-able mowaten and he has no shame. Is he really lebanese??????? How can a person ( not sure about it ) be so blatantly arrogant, ignorant, ill mannered, and above all a know-all hypocrite have NO shame. what a bidge
06 January 2012, 17:12
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they killed enough Lebanese now they are getting the taste of how much we suffered
06 January 2012, 17:33
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"bravo peace, nice piece of bs here"
just inform yourself jerk...
06 January 2012, 17:42
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The part where the Syrian TV camera crew by accident recorded police riot shields being placed in the back of the damaged bus is very interesting. See around 0:50min in http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/06/damascus-suicide-bomb-attack-video ;-)
06 January 2012, 18:30
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aragon you douche, it was outside a police station with an ambulance building nearby.
06 January 2012, 19:17
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This is great. I always dreamed of witnessing Syria burn. They destroyed our country. And just look how they have you fighting amongst each other. Mowatin and jabalamel your arguments are the result of brainwashing and all the others who commented how do you know 100% any thing is true. You say Assad did it. Well maybe he did. Maybe he didn't. Why do we care. Is our country so perfect we have the time to play around in world politics?!? Lebanon is falling like a rock. Our government both pro and anti are a bunch of blood sucking criminals. They are all millionariyee while we worry about filling up gas or sending our kids to school. Stop being sheep. Stop fighting one another. Say lebanon comes first for once. LeBaNoN w bess!!!!
06 January 2012, 19:30
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the filthy zionist information war department has put great effort to say nothing like always.
their biggest problem is that they always repeat themselves with same old stupidities.
and it's not even worth of commenting specific stupidites, because i already did it in previous months
06 January 2012, 19:41
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“Naturally the common people don’t want war. But after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and for exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.”
--- Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Reich Marshall, at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II.
06 January 2012, 19:49
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mowaten is surprised by hatred and fury in zionist comments here
i'm dissapointed with you mowaten...you are posting here for months now...you saw it all...what did you expect?
06 January 2012, 19:55
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Mowatin thank you for your comment, i guess it depends on your personal experience. If you lost people close to you during the war, and the guilty of the crimes are Syrian, it's hard to forget and forgive. But what I am saying is instead of me supporting any of the current politicians in lebanon. We should be honest with ourselves and admit that they all suck. They don't care about you and I and they sure as he'll don't care about lebanon.
06 January 2012, 20:40
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Mowatin yes you are right on many aspects. But I still feel like maybe we need to clean house in order to change our country for the better. We have the same old faces all have blood on their hands. I can't imagine you thing your politician is better, maybe he is, but better compared to horrible is still bad. Let's change them all. Let's not support them and show them we will not be blind folded any longer. For the sake of libnan
06 January 2012, 20:51
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M8 followers, two words "Lebanon first" go ahead and say it...no excuses and phalsafeh...Don't you love your own country enough to say those 2 words?
06 January 2012, 22:22
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Bring in the Moughniya investigators. They will solve this crime.
06 January 2012, 23:17
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sweating_demon , as a Shiite I agree with you wholeheartedly the Syrians helped our resistance but I think most of our Christians brothers recall the words of the magnificent GMA in 2002 when he reminded us of what the Syrians regime did to them :
" By the way , I remind you here that the Syrian regime had said that it came to Lebanon to save its Christians from extermination . I want to ask this regime who, apart from it, in fact wanted to exterminate us ? "
07 January 2012, 00:42
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sweating_demon my fellow FPMer as a Shiite I agree with you it's all the LF's fault . I know all about those Christians Zionist with their Zionist elected president , SHN taught us all about it
- I remember how the LF's jroud Keserwan artillery wiped out the attackers temporary occupying parts of Souk el Gharb Augt 1989
- And how the magnificent GMA admitted that he had to attack the LF on Jan 31 1990 because according to him they were preparing to attack him
- And how according to ambassador Rene Ala's memoirs days before the Syrians invaded the magnificent GMA had agreed to hand over his reign to pres. Hrawi and Gen. Lahoud but reneged and on Oct 12 1990 vowed to fight even alone
- And how early on Oct 13 1990 he did not run away but the LF drugged him and transported him to the French embassy , drugged but still kicking and screaming
- And how the fantastic GMA made a deal in Paris with the Syrians when they were still in Lebanon
GMA master of the double deal .. and how !
07 January 2012, 01:02
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"It said the "regime, its agents, its gangs and its shabiha (militias) are the only ones to benefit from this explosion." After the killing of Hariri, Syria and its supporters said that ONLY M14 and the Israeli American enemy are the only one to benefit for killing him? If Al-qaeda can bomb Iraq hundreds of times with the presence of the most powerful country on earth the terrorist USA, you do not think it can bomb inside Syria when the Syrian security forces are busy with the Syrian opposition?
07 January 2012, 01:11
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the filthy zionist information war department is holding to a kataeb slogan that is strange to most of the lebanese and is waking bad memories
(bad memories like massacres...and who did them...oh look..they are still alive...one of them is out of prison barking every week and going for instructions in saudi arabia)
07 January 2012, 01:47
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sweating_demon my fellow FPMer as a Shiite I agree with you it's all the LF's fault . I know all about those Christians Zionist with their Zionist elected president , SHN taught us all about it
- I remember how the LF's jroud Keserwan artillery wiped out the attackers temporary occupying parts of Souk el Gharb Augt 1989
- And how the magnificent GMA admitted that he had to attack the LF on Jan 31 1990 because according to him they were preparing to attack him
- And how according to ambassador Rene Ala's memoirs days before the Syrians invaded the magnificent GMA had agreed to hand over his reign to pres. Hrawi and Gen. Lahoud but reneged and on Oct 12 1990 vowed to fight even alone
- And how early on Oct 13 1990 he did not run away but the LF drugged him and transported him to the French embassy , drugged but still kicking and screaming
- And how the fantastic GMA made a deal in Paris with the Syrians when they were still in Lebanon
GMA master of the double deal .. and how !
07 January 2012, 01:52
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jabalamel, we all know what you mean about barking every week, look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ao_5Kf-cEA
07 January 2012, 02:16
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Ridiculous and hilarious at the same time. The 3ameel and the pig are just too funny. Where do you guys get this stuff especially Jabal's "zionist information war department?" I love it. Go dudes, go. You're on a mission, aren't you?
07 January 2012, 16:48
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A brief profile of sweating_demon on wikipedia: 1) a hard-core supporter of the Failed Patriotic Movement aka FPM because according to him it is the only "secular" political bloc in lebanon.2) considers Berri a Mafioso, but Bassil and Aoun reformists.3) studied Greek Mythology when most people were still in diapers which gives him the right to speak down to people.4) watched the movie 300, but NOT in Dahiyeh. 5) owns his "own business", a hight tech start-up Basterma & Falafel stand in Bourj Hammoud, and another more private business selling "lingerie" to russian girls in Maameltein. 6) a "perfectionist" who only owns "original" DVDs and books.7) can read & Write…… hardly. 7) supports democracy in the Arab World, but also supports the Syrian regime coz he is afraid about minorities' future like shia (but he is not shia….)if the regime falls. last but not least 8) a pretentious certified idiot.
07 January 2012, 17:42
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the demon should never be trusted, before and now.they are like that
