Advertisement

  1. National

55 dead in Syria suicide blasts

More than 55 people have been killed and 372 wounded after two major blasts in the Syrian capital Damascus, the country's interior ministry has announced. It says the blasts were caused by two suicide car bombers.

View all 22 updates ›

Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attacks in Damascus

Following the bombings in southern Damascus which killed at least 55 people and injured many more, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

"I condemn today’s bomb attacks in Damascus which have claimed over 40 lives and injured more than 300 people, most of them civilians.

"Yet again it is the people of Syria who are suffering as a result of the repression and violence, which must come to an end.

"As Kofi Annan made clear to the UN Security Council earlier this week, the onus is on the Syrian authorities to implement a full ceasefire and begin the political dialogue required by the Annan Plan.

"I urge the Syrian government to implement rapidly and fully their commitments under the six point plan.

"And I call on the opposition to take all steps necessary to bring about a sustainable end to the violence."

– Foreign Secretary William Hague
  1. Read more
  2. 22 updates
55 dead in Syria suicide blasts

More top news