Explosion near Damascus hotel causes casualties -State TV

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An explosion occurred outside the premises of a state-controlled labour union behind a hotel in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, causing casualties, state television said.

The blast, which the television described as "terrorist" - the government's word for rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad, took place in the union's parking lot. It gave no more immediate details.   

Opposition activists said the explosion was near heavily-guarded army installations in the heart of the capital.

The blast came shortly before Syrian opposition figures opened a five-day meeting in Qatar to discuss reorganizing their ranks. The gathering is seen as the most serious push yet to forge a united front in the 19-month conflict.

Earlier, clashes erupted at dawn between the regime forces and militants near a security base in Damascus, while the Syrian Air Force conducted 3 air raids in the Damascus Reef.


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