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Suicide Bomber Strikes Damascus' Main Judicial Building, Killing Dozens

A second suicide bombing occurred at a restaurant in the city's Rabweh district. The attacks, on the sixth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, are the latest to target the country's capital.
Syrian security forces cordon off the area following a reported suicide bombing at the old palace of justice building in Damascus on March 15, 2017. A suicide bomber attacked the courthouse in the centre of the Syrian capital, killing at least 25 people and wounding others, state media reported. / AFP PHOTO / STRINGER / Getty Images

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Suicide bombers attacked a judicial building and a restaurant in Damascus on Wednesday, killing more than two dozen people as the country marked

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