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.
Russia condemns 'terrorist' attacks in Syria
Russia has strongly condemned recent "terrorist" attacks in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said, after two suicide car bombers killed 55 people in Damascus.
In a meeting with the Syrian ambassador to Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov "decisively condemned the terrorist acts that have taken place in Syria in recent days," the ministry said in a statement.
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