Annan warns of regional fallout after Damascus blasts

AFP – Two huge bomb blasts killed at least 27 people in Syria’s capital, as special envoy Kofi Annan warned of regional fallout from the year-long bloodshed. An Arab diplomat told AFP Saudi Arabia has started delivering arms to Syrian rebels through Jordan, a claim denied by Amman, while rival Iran is already suspected of sending weapons to its Syrian regime allies. State television said the early morning “terrorist” attacks, apparently car bombings timed minutes apart, had targeted police headquarters in the Duwar al-Jamarek area and air force intelligence offices in Al-Qasaa district. The explosions killed 27 people, mainly civilians, and wounded 140 civilians and security personnel, the…

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