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Offline Chris_

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Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« on: February 21, 2013, 03:50:29 PM »

Photo: Reuters/SANA

A car bomb killed more than 50 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus on Thursday when it blew up on a busy highway close to ruling Baath Party offices and the Russian Embassy, state media and activists said.

Syrian television showed charred and bloodied bodies strewn across the street after the blast, which it described as a suicide bombing by "terrorists" battling President Bashar al-Assad. It said 53 people were killed.

Central Damascus has been relatively insulated from almost two years of unrest and civil war in which around 70,000 people have been killed across the country, but the bloodshed has shattered suburbs around the capital.

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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 03:55:41 PM »
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Central Damascus has been relatively insulated from almost two years of unrest and civil war in which around 70,000 people have been killed across the country, but the bloodshed has shattered suburbs around the capital.

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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 04:47:32 PM »
Hmmm. muslims killing muslims. Not for any holy reason, but just over politics.  muslims kill far more muslims than they do infidels.

Sad to say, but I really don't care who's side did it. Until the barbarians decide to stop the senseless murder and become civilized, there is no reason to care. Of course becoming civilized means abandoning islam, but that's a plus.

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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 04:52:49 PM »
It has been stated that Islam is the worlds fastest growing religion......they ain't killing each other fast enough.
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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 04:57:59 PM »
Brought to you by the democracy-loving, freedom-hugging rebels McCain and Hitlery wanted to back.  Personally I'm for everyone in Syria killing everyone else in Syria.

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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 04:58:52 PM »
This is clearly an infrastructure problem...
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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 05:01:51 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on February 21, 2013, 04:58:52 PM
This is clearly an infrastructure problem...


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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 05:26:51 PM »
Quote from: formerlurker on February 21, 2013, 04:58:52 PM
This is clearly an infrastructure problem...


Sounds more like a case of "workplace violence" to me.
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Re: Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 05:29:12 PM »
What happened?  Did somebody release another YouTube video?
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Re: Car bomb kills over 50 near Damascus ruling party office
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 05:38:34 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 21, 2013, 04:52:49 PM
It has been stated that Islam is the worlds fastest growing religion......they ain't killing each other fast enough.

Dear Leader is looking to reduce out nuclear stockpile.  I think we can solve two problems at once here... :devious:
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