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2012 Midan bombing
Part of 2011 Syrian uprising
LocationAl-Midan, Syria
Date6 January 2012 (UTC+3)
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths26[1]
Injured60-63

On January 6 2012, a suicide bomber killed 26 people in the Damascus neighborhood of Al-Midan. The bombing was the second in two weeks.[2] According to government sources, the bomber detonated his explosives near buses carrying policemen in Midan. Syrian officials claim Al-Qaeda was responsible for the attack.[3] The attacks mark a "dramatic escalation" of violence as Arab League monitors tour the country to investigate the Syrian armies attacks against protesters.[4]


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  1. ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Deadly+bombing+hits+Syrian+capital/5956399/story.html Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria: Interior minister
  2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/bomb-attack-in-syrian-capital-kills-25.html Bomb Attack Kills Dozens of People in Syrian Capital
  3. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/06/syria-al-qaida-damscus-suicide-attack-video Syria blames al-Qaida for Damascus suicide attack - video
  4. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHngnd-JgtliMs_jwEjPHT97UcqQ?docId=7d9a438609a645efa2d9813b5f6dfc94 Bombing in Syrian capital of Damascus kills 25
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