Thousands at Damascus funerals
- 12 years ago
Thousands descend on the Syrian capital Damascus for the funerals of 26 people killed in Friday's bomb blast.
Syrian authorities called the explosion a suicide bomb attack and vowed to respond with an 'iron fist'.
State television showed pictures of the coffins laid out inside a mosque before chanting mourners carried the coffins onto the streets.
The government said 63 people were also wounded in the blast.
Some in the opposition said the government had staged the attack to show that it was fighting random violence instead of a pro-deomcracy movement.
An Arab League committee is due to meet on Sunday to discuss an initial report by Arab observers after nearly 10 months of unrest.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters
Syrian authorities called the explosion a suicide bomb attack and vowed to respond with an 'iron fist'.
State television showed pictures of the coffins laid out inside a mosque before chanting mourners carried the coffins onto the streets.
The government said 63 people were also wounded in the blast.
Some in the opposition said the government had staged the attack to show that it was fighting random violence instead of a pro-deomcracy movement.
An Arab League committee is due to meet on Sunday to discuss an initial report by Arab observers after nearly 10 months of unrest.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters