DAMASCUS, (SANA)- In a solemn official and popular procession, the bodies of the martyrs who passed away after the two terrorist attacks that hit Damascus on Friday were escorted to their final resting place, with thousands of citizens flocking to the Umayyad Mosque to participate in the procession.
The bodies of the martyrs arrived in the Mosque, wrapped up with the Syrian flags where the ceremonies began amid cheers of the participants who underlined determination to the Syrian national unity to foil the conspiracy to which Syria is exposed.
A terrorist suicide bomber in a booby-trapped car broke into the main door of the Area Security Branch in Damascus Friday at 10:18 AM, leading to the martyring of security forces personnel and civilian passersby in addition to causing significant material damage to nearby buildings.
One minute later, another suicide bomber drove a booby-trapped GMC 4WD car into the General Intelligence Administration building, also leading to the martyring of security forces personnel and civilian passersby and causing significant material damage. The death toll of the two terrorist suicide bombings have reached 44, in addition to 166 wounded people.