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Fifty-three Civilians Martyred, 235 Others
Injured in Terrorist Bombing in al-Thawra Street in Damascus
Feb 22, 2013
DAMASCUS,(SANA)- Fifty-three civilians were
martyred and 235 others were injured so far in a terrorist bombing which took
place on Thursday morning in al-Thawra Street in the surrounding of al-Mazraa
neighborhood in Damascus.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health pointed
out that 53 martyrs and 235 wounded people were admitted to the public and
private hospitals, noting that these numbers may increase due to the critical
conditions of some injured people.
Health Minister, Dr. Saad al-Nayef, told
reporters during a tour in Damascus Hospital that the terrorist bombing
reflects the criminal nature of its perpetrators, adding that the Ministry is
exerting all efforts to offer medical services to the injured people.
The injured people roundly denounced this
terrorist bombing, noting that the perpetrators aim to destabilize Syria
through killing innocent women, children and old men.
SANA reporter said that the bombing, which took
place in a densely populated area near a crossroad of main streets, killed and
injured a large number of civilians, including children.
He added that huge material damage was caused to
the houses of citizens in the area surrounding the bombing in addition to a
huge fire in a large number of cars, noting that the victims are mostly
passersby, school students and people driving their cars.
SANA reporter pointed out that the blast also
caused huge damage to al-Hayat Hospital and Abdullah Bin al-Zubir school in the
area as well as to the minibuses in a bus station nearby.
Sources at the Red Crescent and Damascus
Hospitals said the bodies of tens of martyrs and injured people were admitted
to the hospitals.
For his part, Education Minister, Dr. Hazwan
al-Wazz, said the teorrist bombing caused material damage in some neighboring
schools and injured 3 teachers and 20 students.
The Minister added that Damascus Examinations
Department and the second building of the Education Ministry were also
affected, in addition to wounding some employees.
He stressed that the terrorist bombing will not
affect the determination of the Ministry staff members to continue their role
towards their homeland.
Car Loaded with Explosives Seized in the Bombing
Site
In the same context, SANA reporter mentioned that
the authorities seized a car loaded with cylinder-shaped bath water heaters
filled with explosives in the site of the bombing in al-Thawra Street.
The suicide terrorist who was driving the car was
arrested, the reporter noted.
On January 14th, terrorists blew an explosive
device at Qassioun Petrol Station near Hamish Hospital in Barzeh, Damascus,
causing the martyrdom of a number of civilians and the injury of others.
On December 1st, 2012, terrorist detonated a car
bomb in Ish al-Warwar neighborhood in Damascus, claiming the lives of 3
citizens, including a boy and a girl, and injuring 35 others, not to mention
the huge material damage at the site.
In November 2012, terrorists blew up a car bomb
and two explosives at al-Worod neighborhood in Damascus, killing 11 citizens
and injuring tens of the innocents in the area, some of them were in critical
condition.
On November 5th, 2013, terrorists detonated an
explosive device planted under a car in Mezzah Jabal 86 area in Damascus,
causing the martyrdom of 11 citizens and injuring tens, including women and
children.
Two car bombs hit al-Qazzaz neighborhood in
Damascus on May 10th, 2012, claiming the lives of 55 citizens and injuring 372
others.
On March 17th, 2012, two terrorist bombings
carried out by two suicide terrorists, one of them took place near al-Jamarek
roundabout while the other hit the area linking Baghdad Street and al-Qassaa
neighborhood, killing 24 martyrs while 140 civilians and law-enforcement
members were injured.
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