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                       Heavy Fighting Hits Syrian Capital

   by VOA News

   Activists say heavy fighting has erupted in the Syrian capital, with
   clashes between rebels and government forces in several districts of
   Damascus.
   Violence Wednesday also hit the central city of Palmyra, where a pair
   of suicide car bombs exploded. Activists said the bombings targeted a
   military intelligence compound in that city, killing at least 12 Syrian
   security personnel.
   State media described the explosions differently, saying they went off
   in a residential area and killed several people.
   The United Nations says more than 60,000 people have died since the
   Syrian conflict began in March of 2011.
   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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