New York, NY (BBN)– United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned Saturday’s  bomb attacks in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed or wounded scores of people.
Mr. Ban extended his sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Syria, and once again called for an immediate end to the violence.
Media reports indicated that at least 27 people died and nearly 100 others were wounded when what appeared to have been explosives packed in cars were detonated.
The United Nations estimates that more than 8,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed and tens of thousands displaced since the uprising – part of the broader Arab Spring movement across North Africa and the Middle East – began in March last year.
 
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