The damaged windows of a building are seen in Damascus in this video grab September 27, 2008. A car bomb exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, killing 17 civilians and wounding 14, Syrian state television reported. The car was rigged with some 200 kgs (440 pounds) of explosives, the television said. Damascus Rocked By Deadly Car Bomb -- The Guardian
Explosion in south of Syrian capital is second major terrorist bombing this year and comes on top of assassinations
At least 17 people were killed and 14 others injured today when a car bomb exploded on a crowded residential street in Damascus, the Syrian capital.
A car containing 200kg of explosives blew up on Mahlak Street in the south of the city near a road leading to the international airport, according to a report on Syrian television.
The Syrian interior minister, Bassam Abdul-Majid, called the bombing a "terrorist act" and said all the victims were civilians. "We cannot accuse any party. There are ongoing investigations that will lead us to those who carried it out," Abdul-Majid told state television.
Such bombings are rare in Syria, a tightly controlled country where the regime of the president, Bashar Assad, uses tough tactics to crack down against dissent and maintain stability.
But in the last year there have been two major assassinations, and recent years have seen bombings blamed on Sunni Muslim militants opposed to Syria's secular government.
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My Comment: The list of usual suspects for this attack is a long one in Syria. Sunni extremists, opponents to the government, a Lebanese faction .... the list is a very long one.