大馬士革炸彈爆炸29人喪生

Twin car bombs have ripped through a suburb in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing at least 29 people.

Activists say the blasts Wednesday targeted the Jermana suburb, which is mostly populated by Christians and Druse. Television footage shows firemen hosing down the remains of charred vehicles. Debris from the blasts was scattered about the street.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says violence across the country has killed more than 40,000 people since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began in March of last year.敘利亞首都大馬士革郊區發生致命的連環汽車炸彈爆炸，至少29人喪生。

活動人士說，星期三爆炸的目標是大馬士革郊區的傑馬納，當地居民主要是基督教徒和朱斯教徒。電視畫面顯示，消防隊員正在對燒焦的汽車殘骸滅火。爆炸發生後，瓦礫散佈在街道上。

敘利亞人權瞭望臺說，自從去年3月爆發反抗敘利亞總統阿薩德的活動以來，敘利亞各地的暴力已經造成4萬多人死亡。