A blast near a hotel used by foreigners in the Syrian capital, as opposition
groups meet to formulate policy in Qatar.
An explosion caused by "terrorists" has hit an area near a hotel
used by foreigners in the Syrian capital, state media has reported.
"An explosion caused by terrorists went off near to the Dama Rose hotel and
the union federation, which left a number of people wounded and causing damage
to the area," Syrian TV said.
The governing Assad regime regularly uses the term "terrorists" for armed
rebels in the spiralling civil war.
State news agency Sana said the blast wounded 11 people, adding that the
explosive "planted by terrorists" weighed an estimated 50lbs.
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