Syria unrest: Explosions rock northern Aleppo

Syria unrest: Explosions rock northern Aleppo

Two explosions rocked Syria's second city of Aleppo, causing a number of casualties.

State television blamed "armed terrorist gangs" for the attacks, which it said hit a military intelligence complex and a security force base.

Meanwhile, Syrian opposition activists quoted residents of Aleppo as saying that there had been three explosions.

Aleppo has been relatively quiet since mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad's erupted in March.

Damages

State TV said "Civilians and members of the military were martyred and wounded in the terrorist explosions."

It also showed graphic images of aftermath of the bombings.

The blasts came as more than 100 people were reportedly killed in the central city of Homs on Thursday, as the government continued a push aimed at crushing rebel forces.

Hundreds have been reported killed in the offensive over the past week.
US President Barack Obama has described the mortar and rocket attacks on residential areas of Homs as "outrageous bloodshed".

Syria restricts access to foreign media and casualty figures cannot be independently verified.

The government of Mr Assad says it is fighting terrorists and armed criminal gangs.

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