{"id":36435,"date":"2013-04-08T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T11:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=36435"},"modified":"2013-04-08T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T11:05:42","slug":"syria-civil-warcar-bomb-explodes-damascus-10-dead-syrian-breaking-news-36435","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/syria-civil-warcar-bomb-explodes-damascus-10-dead-syrian-breaking-news-36435\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Civil War:Car bomb explodes Damascus 10 dead \/ Syrian Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36446\" title=\"Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead\" alt=\"Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Syria-Damascus-Car-Bomb-Blast-12-Dead-280x157.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>A car bomb has exploded in the business district of the Syrian capital Damascus killing 10 people and leaving at least 45 injured.<\/h1>\n<p>A government official said the explosion occurred at one of the capital&#8217;s biggest roundabouts in Sabaa Bahrat, the city&#8217;s main business district, which houses the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance.<\/p>\n<p>A resident described the explosion as the biggest she had heard in the capital and said that large plumes of smoke were rising from the area.<\/p>\n<p>Extensive damage has been reported in the latest attack on government-held Damascus by Syrian rebels who have increased the number of mortar and car bomb attacks on the city in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The bomb comes as the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, said that he had a team ready to deploy to Syria within 24 hours to investigate claims of chemical weapon use by both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after meeting with the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, Mr Ban said: &#8220;The use of chemical weapons, by any side under any circumstances, would constitute a crime against humanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ban said he is waiting for agreement from the Syrian government to allow him to send the team, which is currently awaiting orders in Cyprus, and urged Bashar Assad&#8217;s regime to be &#8220;flexible&#8221; so the investigation could be launched as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Both the rebels and the government have claimed chemical weapons have been used in attacks and that each has the capability to deploy the devices in the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrian-based human rights group, Violations Documentation Centre, reported that 9,000 government troops have been killed in the two years of fighting between President Bashar Assad&#8217;s forces and the Free Syrian Army of rebels trying to overthrow him.<\/p>\n<p>More than 70,000 people have died since the Syrian uprising started in March 2011.<\/p>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! 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