BEIRUT — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a pair of suicide bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed 17 civilians and policemen the previous day.
In Monday’s bombings, two men attacked a police station in the al-Midanneighborhood with several bombs, before one of them blew himself up, according to Syria‘s interior minister, Lt. Gen. Mohammad al-Shaar. He said the other bomber made it inside the compound, where police killed him, causing his bomb to explode.
The blasts damaged the lower floors of the building, and shattered the windows along one side. Blood stained the floors. – READ MORE
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