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At least 27 killed in Syria blasts

By Elizabeth A. Kennedy

 |  Associated Press  

  March 17, 2012

Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early Saturday, killing security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television.

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