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                      Car Bomb Explodes in Syrian Capital

   A car bomb has exploded central Damascus near the headquarters of
   Syria`s ruling Ba`ath Party.
   Syrian state media called it a "terrorist attack" that caused
   casualties in a densely populated area near the al-Mazraa neighborhood.
   The explosion comes a day after Syrian activists said rebels shot down
   a warplane outside Damascus, shortly after an airstrike killed at least
   20 people in the same area.
   Amateur video circulated by the Britain-based London Observatory for
   Human Rights showed a warplane firing rockets and then plummeting to
   the ground in Hamouriya after apparently being hit by rebel machine gun
   fire. The shoot-down could not be independently verified.
   Earlier Wednesday, SANA said two mortar shells struck near a stadium
   complex in Damascus, killing a soccer player.
   The shells exploded outside a hotel housing soccer players next to the
   Tishrin stadium. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
   Rebel sources claimed to have targeted pro-government Ba`ath Party
   offices in the capital, but say the mortar fire missed the intended
   target.
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