An explosive device on Sunday ripped through a garage in front of Dama Rose hotel in the Syrian capital of Damascus, where a UN political office is housed, witnesses told Xinhua.



The photo taken on Nov. 4, 2012 shows the site of a blast in Damascus, capital of Syria.


The blast was so powerful that it shattered some windows of the heavily-fortified hotel, a witness said, adding that some people in the vicinity were injured by the explosion.

The blast is the latest one of an endless series of explosions that hit Syria during the 20-month bloody unrest.
Syria's state-run media outlets reported the blast but fell short of giving any details.

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