- Syria has accused Israel of trying to kill a senior Palestinian
militant in a car-bombing in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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- Two people were wounded in the blast.
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- Witnesses say the bomb was planted under the driver's
seat of the car and exploded just moments after the Hamas member and his
daughter got out of the vehicle.
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- The blast was so strong it blew in the windows of a house
in the Mazze neighbourhood of Damascus.
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- A passer-by and a local resident were hurt by flying
glass and shrapnel.
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- The Syrian Government is blaming the Israeli spy agency,
Mossad, for the bombing.
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- Three months ago a senior Hamas leader was killed by
a car bomb in Damascus which is believed to have been planted by Israeli
agents.
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- The blast comes days after PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas
and Palestinian officials held landmark talks in Damascus, in a bid to
patch up strained ties with Syria and Damascus-based Palestinian opposition
groups such as Hamas.
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- http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1264674.htm
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