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March 2012 Aleppo bombing

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March 2012 Aleppo bombings
Part of Syrian civil war
LocationAleppo, Syria
Date18 March 2012
13:30 (UTC+3)
Attack type
car bomb
Deaths3
(2 security personnel, 1 civilian)
Injuredmore than 30
Perpetratorsclaimed by the Free Syrian Army

On 18 March 2012, a car bomb blast in a residential neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed two members of security forces and one female civilian. Some 30 residents were wounded. The Syrian state news agency called the explosion a "terrorist bombing".[1][2]

Residential buildings and a nearby monastery were severely damaged as a result of the bomb blast.

It was the second bombing in the city in a series of deadly attacks that took place in the city during 2012, in the frames of the Syrian civil war.

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References

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  1. ^ Your name (18 March 2012). "Deadly car bomb hits Alepp". Emirates247.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. ^ The Associated Press (18 March 2012). "CBC news:Blast in Aleppo". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 11 June 2013.