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NICOSIA — Rebels have blown up Syrian security and intelligence government buildings in
Damascus.

At least 27 people were killed and 140 injured in a series of
coordinated suicide bombings in Damascus attributed to Syrian rebels. On
March 17, the rebels were said to have targeted government and other
facilities in Damascus with at least two booby-trapped cars.

“The two terrorist explosions caused great damage to adjacent
residential buildings and nearby parked cars,” the Syrian Interior Ministry said.

The attacks came about a week after the Free Syrian Army warned of major attacks on the regime of President Bashar Assad. The regime identified two of the targets as Syrian Air Force intelligence and the customs criminal investigations department.

No rebel group took responsibility for the mass-casualty attacks, which U.S. officials said reflected tactics employed by Al Qaida. The explosions took place a day after the regime organized demonstrations in support of Assad in downtown Damascus.

The opposition also reported attacks on Assad forces in other parts of Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two policemen were shot to death in the Aleppo region.

FSA has appealed to the international community for military
intervention. So far, Qatar and Saudi Arabia were said to be sending weapons
to the Sunni rebels through such countries as Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

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