Special to WorldTribune.com

NICOSIA — Sunni rebels have struck the heart of the regime of
Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Two suicide car bombers blew themselves up in front of Syrian Military
Intelligence during the commuter rush on May 10.

Officials said at least 55 people were killed and 400 injured in what was termed the bloodiest attack on the Assad regime.

“These bombs are not the work of opposition fighters,” Free Syrian Army Gen. Mustafa Al Sheik said.

The Damascus regime blamed Sunni rebels for the attack, the worst since 44 people were killed in suicide bombings in the Syrian capital in December 2011. Officials said Qatar and Saudi Arabia were helping finance and equip the rebels with powerful improvised explosive devices long used in neighboring Iraq.

“Syria stresses the importance of the UNSC [United Nations Security
Council] taking measures against countries, groups and news agencies that are practicing and encouraging terrorism,” the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a letter to the UN.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 59 people were killed in
the attack. The London-based opposition group said most of the casualties
were members of Assad’s intelligence and security agencies. There was no
claim of responsibility.

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