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Damascus: A bomb was exploded Wednesday near a car parking outside a
hotel used by United Nations observers in the Syrian capital, Damascus, wounded
three people, Syrian state TV reported.
As per reports the bomb, attached to a fuel truck, exploded near the Dama Rose
hotel and military buildings. The blast wounded at least three people, but
Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad, reportedly said none of the U.N.
monitors were impacted.
Mekdad said the choice of location for the blast indicates the "heinous
intentions" of those responsible - a veiled reference to insurgents
fighting to oust the government of Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian capital has seen a wave of bombings recently. This latest incident
comes four weeks after an explosion at the National Security building in
Damascus killed several of Assad's top security officials.
The capital has seen fierce clashes between government forces and rebels in
recent weeks, after being the scene of relative calm throughout much of the
nearly 18-month-long uprising against Assad.