Blast in Saudi Arabia leaves four killed

A car bomb near a Shia mosque has left four dead in ther Saudi city of Dammam today.

The bomb went off during the Friday prayers. The Saudi authorities have been quoted as saying that the bomber blew the car in the parking lot.

Photos posted by journalists on Twitter showed thick black clouds of smoke and a fire blazing at the purported scene of the blast.

It  may be recalled that an earlier bomb attack on a mosque had left 21 dead.

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Powerful blast strikes central Damascus

A powerful blast is reported to have struck central Damascus on Thursday, shattering windows and sending a cloud of smoke above the capital as sirens raced to the scene.

There was no immediate word on casualties from the morning explosion.

The blast occurred near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party and the Russian embassy, the Associated Press reported.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the tightly guarded capital, which has been hit by periodic car bombs and other strikes. Some early reports indicated that a car bomb exploded at a government checkpoint but that several blasts may have have occurred. Security checkpoints now are ubiquitous in the Syrian capital. 

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Bomb kills Syrian three top brass

A bomb struck at the heart of Syria's senior command on Wednesday, killing at least three of President Bashar al-Assad's top brass in an attack claimed by rebels who warned of more carnage to come.

The explosion, blamed on a bodyguard attending a meeting of security chiefs at their Damascus headquarters, prompted the White House to say Assad was "losing control" of Syria.

The attack, the first to target Assad's inner core since a 16-month uprising erupted, came ahead of a showdown between the West and Russia and China over a draft UN resolution calling for sanctions, which was pushed back until Thursday.

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Dozens Killed and Wounded in Pakistan Bombing

It was sad and gruesome day in the northern Pakistan when a bomb planted in a pickup truck killed at least 26 people at a market Saturday and wounded 65.

The target in the town of Landi Kotal appeared to be a tribal leader allied with the government against the Pakistani Taliban Hospital officials said 65 people were wounded, most of them fruit and vegetable vendors.

Several houses and shops were damaged in a fire triggered by the blast, the report said. A local television channel quoted witnesses as saying the bomb exploded in a pickup vehicle parked near a bakery.

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