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Syrian activists say deadly explosion in Aleppo
May 05, 2012
May 05, 2012
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(AP) BEIRUT - An explosion in a car wash in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo killed at least five people on Saturday, activists said, while another blast in the capital destroyed nine cars.
Bomb attacks have grown more common in Syria's two largest cities as the uprising against President Bashar Assad grows increasingly militarized. Many in the opposition have taken up arms since protesters first took to the street in March 2011 and now regularly clash with government forces around the country.
But Aleppo and Damascus have remained largely in Assad's grip, shaken only by bomb blasts that often
Bomb attacks have grown more common in Syria's two largest cities as the uprising against President Bashar Assad grows increasingly militarized. Many in the opposition have taken up arms since protesters first took to the street in March 2011 and now regularly clash with government forces around the country.
But Aleppo and Damascus have remained largely in Assad's grip, shaken only by bomb blasts that often
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