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A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Palace of Justice in the Syrian capital of Damasucs, killing at least 25 people and wounding many others, according to media reports.
UPDATE (14:26 CET): The second suicide bomber blew themselves up inside a restaurant in the al-Rabwah area.
UPD (15:39 CET): In total, 34 were killed and over 100 injured in the double suicide bombing.
Syrian state TV says the explosion took place in the building’s lobby.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The Wednesday attak followed a double suicide bombing which hit the area of the Bab al-Saghir cemetery, killing at least 40 people few days ago. Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (formerly Jabhat Fatah al-Sham or Jabhat Al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) took responsibility for this attack.
