At least 27 persons were declared dead and 97 others were severally injured as two blasts rocked the Syria's capital Damascus Saturday morning, Health Minister Wael Al Halaqi stated on Syria News.
The two deadly explosions, apparently a terrorist attack, were timed minutes apart to trigger utmost disaster and were supposedly carried out by the rebels seeking to throw out the long-standing President Basher al-Assad.
According to the state television channel, among the dead are mostly the security force personnel armed near the Intelligence center building in the Duwar Al Jamarek area and air force intelligence offices in Al Qasaa district.
Here are some gruesome images from the site released by Syrian News Agency (SANA).
A handout photo distributed by Syrian News Agency (SANA) shows destroyed vehicles after explosions near the intelligence centre in Damascus March 17, 2012. Twin blasts hit the heart of Damascus on Saturday, killing members of the security forces and civilians. ReutersSyrian firemen extinguish the flames of burning cars near the damaged building of the intelligence forces, in Damascus in this handout picture distributed by the Syrian News Agency (SANA) March 17, 2012. ReutersA handout photo distributed by Syrian News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian security members inspecting damaged building after explosions near the intelligence forces in Damascus, March 17, 2012. ReutersDamaged vehicles are strewn near the site of an explosion at an intelligence building in Damascus March 17, 2012. Two large explosions hit Damascus on Saturday, killing several security force personnel and civilians, state television reported, blaming what it said were terrorists behind the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ReutersSyrian security officials inspect the site of an explosion in Damascus in this handout photo distributed by the Syrian News Agency (SANA) March 17, 2012. Two large explosions hit Damascus on Saturday, killing several security force personnel and civilians, state television reported, blaming what it said were terrorists behind the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ReutersSyrian security officials inspect a damaged building near the intelligence centre building, in Damascus in this handout photo distributed by the Syrian News Agency (SANA) March 17, 2012. Two large explosions hit Damascus on Saturday, killing several security force personnel and civilians, state television reported, blaming what it said were terrorists behind the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ReutersSyrian security officials survey the site of an explosion at an intelligence building in Damascus March 17, 2012. Two large explosions hit Damascus on Saturday, killing several security force personnel and civilians, state television reported, blaming what it said were terrorists behind the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ReutersSmoke rises from Damascus in this handout dated March 17, 2012. Two explosions hit security complexes in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, killing several civilians and security force personnel, state television reported. Damascus residents said smoke could be seen rising from the areas where the blasts struck. ReutersPeople gather at the site of an explosion at an intelligence building in Damascus March 17, 2012. Two large explosions hit Damascus on Saturday, killing several security force personnel and civilians, state television reported, blaming what it said were terrorists behind the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. ReutersSyrian security forces inspect a damaged building near the intelligence building, in Damascus in this handout photo distributed by the Syrian News Agency (SANA) March 17, 2012. Reuters
