Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 03:58 PM
- Online news: World
Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people, state media said, with the rebels accusing the regime of launching the attacks as a diversion.
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows a tank firing in the Baba Amro neighbourhood of Homs. AFP is using pictures from alternative sources as it was not authorised to cover this event and is not responsible for any alterations which cannot be independently verified
The explosions Friday came as tank-backed troops advanced on pockets of resistance in the besieged protest hub of Homs, and as heavy security deployments nationwide thwarted planned protests against regime ally Russia.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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