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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Mortars exploded there: near the Presidential Palace in Damascus

Damascus (Reuters)-Two mortar shells fired rebel forces exploded near the Presidential Palace in Damascus Tuesday Tishreen causing some damage but no casualties, State media said.

Bullets-Bullets mortar "landed near the southern wall of the Palace, only damages Tishreen material", the Government news agency said quoting an official statement and THERE are unnamed, reports AFP.

Syria Liberation Army rebels claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to SANA, bullet-bullet struck one location in the vicinity of Al-Mouwassat and the children's HOSPITAL in Damascus, "there are no survivors".

Hospitals were located a few hundred meters from the Tishreen used to receive important officials who visited but not the residence of President Bashar al-Assad.

This is the first time Syria authorities reported bullet-bullet fell near the Presidential Palace.

Military Liberation Army Council announced on Facebook that Syria "Liberation Army had fired mortars into the Palace-mortar Tishreen, has been on the mark".

Tishreen is one of three such Palace in Damascus. The other two are the people's Palace on Mount Qassioun Rawda Palace in the North and the executive offices. (RN/R013)



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