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Dozens killed in Damascus suicide bombing at mosque

Dozens killed in Damascus suicide bombing at mosque
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A blast at a mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday killed at least 42 people, including pro-regime cleric Mohammed al-Buti, according to the Syrian health ministry.

By News Wires (text)
 

An explosion at a mosque in the Syrian capital on Thursday killed at least 42 people, including a senior pro-government Muslim cleric, and wounded 84, the Syrian health ministry said.

State television and anti-government activists had earlier reported 15 dead. The television said a “terrorist suicide blast” hit the Iman Mosque in central Damascus, and Mohammed al-Buti, imam of the ancient Ummayyad Mosque, was among the dead.

Buti, a government-appointed cleric reviled by the Syrian opposition movement, delivered the official weekly Friday mosque sermons on state television.

(REUTERS)

Date created : 21/03/2013 
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How different are the Syrian

by markjuliansmith - 23/03/2013 - 23:21

How different are the Syrian rebel murderers from the Syrian Government murderers?

Exactly the same Cultural Foundation text Islam, which both sides utilize to justify terror is the cause of this tragedy yet humanity dares to continue to pick the 'good' side.

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